vagabond vs whaler

vagabond

noun
  • A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time. 

  • One who usually wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood. 

adj
  • Floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro. 

verb
  • To roam, as a vagabond 

whaler

noun
  • A large, strong person. 

  • One who hunts whales; a person employed in the whaling industry. 

  • Any shark of the family Carcharhinidae; a requiem shark. 

  • A seagoing vessel used for hunting whales. 

  • One who whales (flogs or beats). 

  • Something of unusually great size, a whopper, a whacker. 

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