"Whistler" meaning in English

See Whistler in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Whistlers [plural]
Etymology: Continuing the Middle English Wistler, Wyzelere, an occupational surname from the Old English hwistlere (“piper”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Wistler, Wyzelere}} Middle English Wistler, Wyzelere, {{inh|en|ang|hwistlere||piper}} Old English hwistlere (“piper”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Whistler (countable and uncountable, plural Whistlers)
  1. (countable) A surname. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Whistler-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A placename:
    A resort town in British Columbia, Canada.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in British Columbia, Places in Canada Translations (town in Canada): 惠斯勒 (Huìsīlè) (Chinese Mandarin), Whistler [feminine] (French), Skwiḵw (Squamish)
    Sense id: en-Whistler-en-name-NVxA7ue3 Disambiguation of 'town in Canada': 2 57 38 3
  3. A placename:
    Ellipsis of Whistler Mountain. A mountain in British Columbia, Canada
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: Whistler Mountain (extra: A mountain in British Columbia, Canada) Categories (place): Mountains, Places in British Columbia, Places in Canada
    Sense id: en-Whistler-en-name-h8pcBTM0
  4. A placename:
    A neighbourhood of Prichard, Mobile County, Alabama, United States, named after George Washington Whistler.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Alabama, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Whistler-en-name-NAxIW0lj Categories (other): Neighborhoods in Alabama, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Squamish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 18 3 77 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 32 1 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 17 3 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 16 2 78 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 21 1 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 6 25 11 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Squamish translations: 8 19 7 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Wissler (english: current) [surname], Whiseller [surname], Whisler [obsolete, surname] Derived forms: Mount Whistler, Whistler-Blackcomb, Whistler-Blackcomb-Creekside, Whistler-Creekside, Whistler Mountain, Whistler Resort Community, Whistler Village
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