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whis·tler

[hwis-ler, wis-] Pronunciation Key

–noun

1.	a person or thing that whistles.

2.	something that makes a sound like a whistle: The windstorm was a 60-mile-an-hour whistler.

3.	any of various birds whose wings whistle in flight, esp. the goldeneye.

4.	thickhead (def. 2).

5.	a large marmot, Marmota caligata, of mountainous northwestern North America, closely related to the woodchuck.

6.	a horse afflicted with whistling.

7.	Radio. a whistling sound heard on a radio, a type of interference caused by distant lightning.

[Origin: bef. 1000; ME; OE hwistlere. See whistle, -er¹

]

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Whis·tler

[hwis-ler, wis-] Pronunciation Key

–noun

James (Abbott) McNeill

[muh

k-neel] Pronunciation Key, 1834–1903, U.S. painter and etcher, in France and England after 1855.

—Related forms

Whis·tle·ri·an

[hwis-leer-ee-uh

n, wis-] Pronunciation Key, adjective

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whis·tler (hwĭs'lər, wĭs'-) Pronunciation Key
n.

One that whistles: a whistler of popular tunes.
1. A marmot (Marmota caligata) of the mountains of northwest North America, having a grayish coat and a shrill, whistling cry.
2. Any of various birds that produce a whistling sound.
3. A horse having a respiratory disease characterized by wheezing.
Physics An electromagnetic wave of audio frequency produced by atmospheric disturbances such as lightning, having a characteristically decreasing frequency responsible for a whistling sound of descending pitch in detection equipment.

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Whis·tler (hwĭs'lər, wĭs'-) Pronunciation Key
American painter whose subtle coloring and tonal harmony were influenced by musical aesthetics and Japanese art. His works include a portrait of his mother, entitled Arrangement in Grey and Black (1872).

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whistler
noun
1.	United States painter (1834-1903)
2.	someone who makes a loud high sound
3.	large North American mountain marmot [syn: hoary marmot]
4.	large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions [syn: goldeneye]
5.	Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call [syn: thickhead]