whaleman

Variant of whaler

whaler definition

whaler (hwā′lər, wā′-)

noun

  1. a ship used in whaling
  2. a person whose work is whaling
    also ☆ whaleman whale′·man (hwāl′mən, wāl′-)

    noun pl. whalemen -·men (-mən)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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