whistler
/ˈwɪslə(ɹ)/
noun
- 1
Someone or something that whistles, or who plays a whistle as a musical instrument.
- 2
Any of several passerine birds of the genus Pachycephala, of Australasia and the western Pacific.
- 3
Any bird that whistles or is noted for its whistling vocalisations (applied regionally to various specific species).
- 4
The goldeneye (certain ducks of genus Bucephala).
- 5
The whistling marmot (Marmota caligata).
- 6
The mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa).
- 7
An audio-frequency electromagnetic wave produced by atmospheric disturbances such as lightning.
- 8
A broken-winded horse.
- 9
The keeper of a whistling shop, or shebeen.
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