whaler
- IPA[ˈweɪlə]
英式
- a whaling ship.；a seaman engaged in whaling.
noun: whaler, plural noun: whalers
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名詞
- 1. a whaling ship.
- ▪ a seaman engaged in whaling.
- 2. any of a number of large slender-bodied sharks.
- 3. Australian, New Zealand informal a tramp, especially one who follows the course of a river.
- a person who hunted whales from a station on the shore: the harbours of southwestern Australia were being used by sealers and bay whalers
Oxford Dictionary
- a swagman who follows the course of a river: a Murrumbidgee whaler was plodding along heavily in the distance
Oxford Dictionary
- a swagman who follows the course of a river: a fishing line forms part of most Murray whalers' travelling furniture
Oxford Dictionary
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