whistler
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whistler¹
- /ˈʍɪslə(ɹ)/
- /ˈwɪslə(ɹ)/
Where it comes from
From Middle English whisteler, whistlar, whystelare, from Old English hwistlere (“a player on a flute; a piper”), equivalent to whistle + -er.
noun whistlers
- Someone or something that whistles, or who plays a whistle as a musical instrument.
- 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). The lether-winged Bat, dayes enimy, / The ruefull Strich, still waiting on the bere, / The Whistler shrill, that who so heares, doth dy […]
- A goldeneye (any of certain ducks of genus Bucephala).
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A whistling marmot (Marmota caligata).
Similar: hoary marmot
- A mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa).
- An audio-frequency electromagnetic wave produced by atmospheric disturbances such as lightning.
- A broken-winded horse.
- The keeper of a whistling shop, or shebeen.
Whistler²
Where it comes from
Continuing the Middle English Wistler, Wyzelere, an occupational surname from the Old English hwistlere (“piper”).
proper noun Whistlers · Wissler · Whiseller · Whisler
- A surname.
- A resort town in the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.
- A mountain in British Columbia, Canada; in full, Whistler Mountain.
- A neighbourhood of Prichard, Mobile County, Alabama, United States, named after George Washington Whistler.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: thickhead, hoary marmot, whistling marmot, goldeneye, bucephela clangula, marmota caligata, blade, piping, vancouver, blackcomb, whister, whisperer, wind instrumentalist, whittler, whistle blower, whistle-blower
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noun someone or something that whistles
| Español | silbador |
|---|---|
| Français | siffleur |
| Italiano | fischiatore |
| Русский | свисту́н svistún, свисту́нья svistúnʹja, свисто́к svistók |
noun goldeneye
| Italiano | quattrocchi |
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