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While en route to ship out on a Nantucket whaler, Ishmael spends a night at New Bedford’s Spouter-Inn, a night which quickly takes on the semblance of stage farce.
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Literary Hub,
6 July 2026
In the 1800s, winds pushed whaling boats east to the Azores and Cape Verde, where experienced whalers joined the crews.
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Albert Sun,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Like all large whales, the NOAA said fin whales were hunted by commercial whalers and their populations were decimated.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
The Portuguese influence, strongest in Rhode Island, is the legacy of Azorean whalers who manned the industry in centuries past.
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Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2026
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Literary Hub,
6 July 2026
In the 1800s, winds pushed whaling boats east to the Azores and Cape Verde, where experienced whalers joined the crews.
—
Albert Sun,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Like all large whales, the NOAA said fin whales were hunted by commercial whalers and their populations were decimated.
—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
The Portuguese influence, strongest in Rhode Island, is the legacy of Azorean whalers who manned the industry in centuries past.
—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for whaler
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“Whaler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whaler. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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whaler
noun
whal·er
ˈhwā-lər 
ˈwā-
: a person or ship that hunts for whales
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