whistler

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

whis·tler

noun \ˈhwi-s(ə-)lər, ˈwi-\

Definition of WHISTLER

: one that whistles: as a : any of various birds; especially : any of numerous oscine birds (especially genus Pachycephala) found chiefly in Australia and South Pacific islands and having a whistling call b : a large marmot (Marmota caligata) of northwestern North America having a shrill alarm call c : a broken-winded horse d : a very-low-frequency radio signal that is generated by lightning discharge, travels along the earth's magnetic-field lines, and produces a sound resembling a whistle of descending pitch in radio receivers

First Known Use of WHISTLER

before 12th century

Rhymes with WHISTLER

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