whistler
noun
whis·tler
ˈ(h)wi-s(ə-)lər 
: one that whistles: such 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
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See the whistlers mimicking birdsong on Vogelpfeifer whistles, test your strength at the Hau den Lukas strongman game and munch on the traditional Lebkuchen gingerbread cookies.
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Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Watch on Deadline Away from TV, Gilliland was quite the whistler.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2024
Ullman, an expert whistler, had done the same thing before a basketball game at Duke, Rubenstein’s alma mater, in 2015.
—Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2024
Birds may get toxic feathers from eating beetles Songbirds in the pristine rainforests of New Guinea, including the regent whistler and rufous-naped bellbird, have potent neurotoxins in their feathers like those found among poison dart frogs.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2024
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Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Watch on Deadline Away from TV, Gilliland was quite the whistler.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2024
Ullman, an expert whistler, had done the same thing before a basketball game at Duke, Rubenstein’s alma mater, in 2015.
—Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2024
Birds may get toxic feathers from eating beetles Songbirds in the pristine rainforests of New Guinea, including the regent whistler and rufous-naped bellbird, have potent neurotoxins in their feathers like those found among poison dart frogs.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2024
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“Whistler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whistler. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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Whistler
geographical name
Whis·tler
ˈ(h)wi-s(ə-)lər
municipality and resort noted for its ski slopes in the Coast Ranges of southern British Columbia, Canada population 9824
Biographical Definition
Whistler
biographical name
Whis·tler
ˈ(h)wi-slər
James (Abbott) McNeill 1834–1903 American painter and etcher
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