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whistler definition

whis·tler (hwis′lər, wis-)

noun

  1. a person, animal, or thing that whistles
    1. any of various birds having a whistling call or making a whistling sound in flight, as the goldeneye
    2. ☆ hoary marmot
    3. a horse affected with whistling (sense )
    4. 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

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