1. a person who hunts whales
2. 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.