One who hunts whales; a person employed in the whaling industry.
For a whaler's wife to have been “ 'round the Cape” half a dozen times, or even more, was nothing extraordinary.
A seagoing vessel used for hunting whales.
But o' Thursday t' Resolution, first whaler back this season, came in port.
One who whales (flogs or beats).
A surname.
From whale + -er. In sense 1, displaced Old English hwælhunta (literally “whale hunter”).
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