whaler

• Substantiv, das entweder einen Seemann auf einem Schiff bezeichnet, das Wale jagt, oder das Schiff selbst, das dem Walfang nachgeht.

A noun referring to either a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales, or a ship engaged in whale fishing.

1. A person who hunts whalesB2formal

   A sailor or crew member whose job is to hunt and process whales from a whaling vessel.

   Walfänger

   • The experienced whaler knew the migration patterns of the great mammals.
   • Many 19th-century whalers spent years at sea.
   • The whaler carefully harpooned the whale from the small boat.

2. A ship used for whalingB2formal

   A vessel specifically designed and equipped for hunting and processing whales.

   Walfangschiff

   • The whaler set sail from the port of Nantucket.
   • The old whaler was retrofitted into a museum ship.
   • They spotted a whaler on the horizon, returning from its voyage.

   Synonymewhaling ship