Transcription
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- [hwis-ler, wis-]
- /ˈʰwɪs lər, ˈwɪs-/
- /ˈwɪslə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hwis-ler, wis-]
- /ˈʰwɪs lər, ˈwɪs-/
Definitions of whistler word
- noun whistler James (Abbott) McNeill [muh k-neel] /məkˈnil/ (Show IPA), 1834–1903, U.S. painter and etcher, in France and England after 1855. 1
- noun whistler A person who whistles. 1
- noun whistler variety of bird 1
- noun whistler a person or thing that whistles 0
- noun whistler an atmospheric disturbance picked up by radio receivers, characterized by a whistling sound of decreasing pitch. It is caused by the electromagnetic radiation produced by lightning 0
- noun whistler any of various birds having a whistling call, such as certain Australian flycatchers and the goldeneye 0
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Origin of whistler
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hwistlere. See whistle, -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Whistler
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
whistler popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
whistler usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for whistler
noun whistler
- blabber — a person who blabs
- blabbermouth — a person who talks too much or indiscreetly
- busybody — If you refer to someone as a busybody, you are criticizing the way they interfere in other people's affairs.
- canary — Canaries are small yellow birds which sing beautifully and are often kept as pets.
- fink — a strikebreaker.
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See also
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