noun
- a person who hunts whales
- a ship used for hunting whales
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The experienced whaler had spent twenty years at sea.
- Captain Ahab was a famous whaler in literature.
- The old whaler returned to port after months at sea.
- Modern whalers use advanced technology to track their prey.
- The whaler’s crew prepared their harpoons for the hunt.
- That massive whaler could process dozens of whales on board.
- The museum displayed artifacts from a 19th-century whaler.