whaler

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈweɪlə/ / /ˈweɪlɚ/ / /ˈhweɪlɚ/

Etymology: Variant of Wheeler.

Etymology: From whale + -er. In sense 1, displaced Old English hwælhunta (literally “whale hunter”).

One who hunts whales; any person employed in the whaling industry.
“Near-synonym: whaleman”
“For a whaler's wife to have been “ 'round the Cape” half a dozen times, or even more, was nothing extraordinary.”
A seagoing vessel used for hunting whales.
“Near-synonym: whaleship”
“But o' Thursday t' Resolution, first whaler back this season, came in port.”
One who whales (flogs or beats).
A large, strong person.
Something of unusually great size, a whopper, a whacker.
Any shark of the family Carcharhinidae; a requiem shark.
“The whalers (or requiem sharks) are one of the largest and best known family of sharks. Worldwide there are 48 species in 12 genera. However, relatively few species are on the Great Barrier Reef.”
“2003, Mark Thornley, Veda Dante, Peter Wilson, Action Guide: Surfing Australia, Tuttle Publishing, HK, page 264, The whaler shark family, which includes the grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos),silvertip (Carcharhinus albimarginatus), bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) and bronze whaler (Carcharhinus brachyurus) are fast moving, territorial and have bitten divers snd surfers in the past.”
A sundowner; one who cruises about.
“the nomad, “the whaler,” it is who will find the new order hostile to his vested interest of doing nothing.”