hvalfanger

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Hvalfangeren Thorvard, built in 1930

Etymology[edit]

From hval +‎ fanger.

Noun[edit]

hvalfanger m (definite singular hvalfangeren, indefinite plural hvalfangere, definite plural hvalfangerne)

a whaler (person engaged in whaling)
a whaler (vessel used for hunting whales)

Alternative forms[edit]

kvalfanger

Synonyms[edit]

(vessel) hvalbåt

Related terms[edit]

hvalfangst

See also[edit]

kvalfangar (Nynorsk)

References[edit]

“hvalfanger” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“hvalfanger” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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