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whistler definition
whis·tler (hwis′lər, wis-)
noun
- a person, animal, or thing that whistles
- any of various birds having a whistling call or making a whistling sound in flight, as the goldeneye
- ☆ hoary marmot
- a horse affected with whistling (sense )
- a radio wave, generated by lightning, high-energy electrons, etc. that travels along the earth's magnetic field lines and is heard as a whistling sound on radio receivers
Whistler definition
Whis·tler (hwis′lər, wis′-)
Whistler,
James Abbott McNeill (mək nēl′) 1834-1903; U.S. painter & etcher in England
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