Whistler
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʍɪslə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Whistler is a noun meaning Someone or something that whistles, or who plays a whistle as a musical instrument.
Meaning
Someone or something that whistles, or who plays a whistle as a musical instrument.
More Meanings
- Any of several passerine birds of the genera Pachycephala and Coracornis, of Australasia and the western Pacific.
- Any bird that whistles or is noted for its whistling vocalisations (applied regionally to various specific species).
- A goldeneye (any of certain ducks of genus Bucephala).
- A whistling marmot (Marmota caligata).
- A mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa).
- An audio-frequency electromagnetic wave produced by atmospheric disturbances such as lightning.
- A broken-winded horse.
Example Sentences
The lether-winged Bat, dayes enimy, / The ruefull Strich, still waiting on the bere, / The Whistler shrill, that who so heares, doth dy […]
Word Forms
- whistlers
Synonyms for whistler
Depending on context, synonyms include thickhead, goldeneye.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thickhead, goldeneye, blade, piping, whister, whisperer.
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