"whalesman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: whalesmen [plural]
Etymology: From whales + -man. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|whales|man}} whales + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|whalesmen}} whalesman (plural whalesmen)
  1. One who hunts whales; a whaler.

Inflected forms

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