noun
- sailors who work on whaling ships; whale hunters
Usage: nautical; historical
Examples
- The whalemen set sail from Nantucket in search of sperm whales.
- Herman Melville wrote about the dangerous lives of whalemen in Moby Dick.
- Experienced whalemen could spot whale spouts from miles away.
- The whalemen worked in harsh conditions for months at sea.
- Many whalemen came from coastal New England towns.
- The captain recruited skilled whalemen for the three-year voyage.