hvalfanger
Norwegian Bokmål
![](Images/wiktionary/Thorvard_whale_catcher_(NTM_86--2-2017).jpg.webp)
Hvalfangeren Thorvard, built in 1930
Etymology
From hval + fanger
Noun
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
- kvalfanger
Synonyms
- (vessel) hvalbåt
Related terms
- hvalfangst
See also
- kvalfangar (Nynorsk)
References
- “hvalfanger” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “hvalfanger” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).