whaler
/ˈhweɪlə(r)/noun
1
- a whaling ship捕鲸船。
1.1
- a seaman engaged in whaling捕鲸人。
2
- any of a number of large slender-bodied sharks捕鲸鲨。
2.1
- a shark that typically occurs inshore and is sometimes found in rivers (genus Carcharhinus, family Carcharhinidae), including the Australian C. brachyurus.尤指出没于近海岸或有时出现于河流的鲨鱼（真鲨属, 真鲨科, 包括澳大利亚的短尾真鲨）。
2.2
- another term for BLUE SHARK.
3
- Austral. informal a tramp, especially one who follows the course of a river〈澳, 非正式〉（尤指沿着河道走的）流浪汉。