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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
whaler/ˈweɪlə(r)/

▶noun

1 a whaling ship.
■ a seaman engaged in whaling.

2 (usu. whaler shark) a large, slender-bodied shark of inshore waters. [Carcharhinus brachyurus (Australasia) and related species.]

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