noun

• One who hunts whales; a person employed in the whaling industry.
• A seagoing vessel used for hunting whales.
• One who whales (flogs or beats).
• (slang) A large, strong person.
• (slang) Something of unusually great size, a whopper, a whacker.
• (Australia) Any shark of the family Carcharhinidae; a requiem shark.
• (Australian slang, dated) A sundowner; one who cruises about.
• A surname.