Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun whaler

2 senses of whaler

Sense 1
whaler -- (a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales)
       => mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog -- (a man who serves as a sailor)

Sense 2
whaler, whaling ship -- (a ship engaged in whale fishing)
       => ship -- (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)