Definitions for whaler
ˈʰweɪ lər, ˈweɪ-whaler

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. whalernoun

   a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales

2. whaler, whaling shipnoun

   a ship engaged in whale fishing

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. whalernoun

   One who hunts whales; a person employed in the whale fishery.

2. whalernoun

   A vessel for hunting whales.

3. whalernoun

   One who whales, or beats; a big, strong fellow; hence, anything of great or unusual size, a whopper, a whacker.

4. whalernoun

   The shark Carcharias brachyurus Günth.

5. whalernoun

   a sundowner; one who cruises about.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whalernoun

   a vessel or person employed in the whale fishery

2. Whalernoun

   one who whales, or beats; a big, strong fellow; hence, anything of great or unusual size

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whaler

   A whaler or whaling ship is a specialized ship, designed for whaling, the catching and/or processing of whales. The former includes the whale catcher – a steam or diesel-driven vessel with a harpoon gun mounted at its bow – it is incorrectly referred to as a harpoon vessel by novices in the present day. The latter includes such vessels as the sail or steam-driven whaleship of the 16th to early 20th century and the floating factory or factory ship of the modern era. There have also been vessels which combined the two activities, such as the bottlenose whalers of the late 19th and early 20th century, and catcher/factory ships of the modern era. Whaleships had two or more whaleboats, open rowing boats used in the capture of whales. Whaleboats brought the captured whales to the whaleships to be flensed or cut up. Here the blubber was rendered into oil using two or three try-pots set in a brick furnace called the tryworks. At first, whale catchers either brought the whales they killed to a whaling station or factory ship anchored in a sheltered bay or inlet. Later, with the development of the slipway at the ship's stern, whale catchers were able to transfer their catch to factory ships operating in the open sea.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. whaler

   A name for a vessel employed in the whale-fisheries.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WHALER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Whaler is ranked #123064 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Whaler surname appeared 140 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Whaler.
   
   57.8% or 81 total occurrences were White.
   30% or 42 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   5.7% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   4.2% or 6 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Mariner

How to pronounce whaler?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say whaler in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of whaler in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of whaler in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=whaler
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Whaler
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whaler
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=whaler
5. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=whaler
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html