Whistler

Whis·tler  (hwslr, ws-), James Abbott McNeill 1834-1903.

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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whis·tler  (hwslr, ws-)

n.

1. One that whistles: a whistler of popular tunes.

2.

a. A marmot (Marmota caligata) of the mountains of northwest North America, having a grayish coat and a shrill, whistling cry.

b. Any of various birds that produce a whistling sound.

c. A horse having a respiratory disease characterized by wheezing.

3. 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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whistler [ˈwɪslə]

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1. a person or thing that whistles

2. (Physics / General Physics) Radio 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

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various birds having a whistling call, such as certain Australian flycatchers (see thickhead (sense 2)) and the goldeneye

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various North American marmots of the genus Marmota, esp M. caligata (hoary marmot)

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) Vet science a horse affected with an abnormal respiratory noise, resembling whistling

6. (General Sporting Terms) Informal a referee

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Whistler [ˈwɪslə]

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(Biographies / Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) M, US, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter, ARTS AND CRAFTS: etcher) James Abbott McNeill. 1834-1903, US painter and etcher, living in Europe. He is best known for his sequence of nocturnes and his portraits

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Whistler - United States painter (1834-1903)     James Abbott McNeill Whistler
	2.	whistler - someone who makes a loud high sound signaler, signaller - someone who communicates by signals
	3.	whistler - large North American mountain marmot hoary marmot, Marmota caligata, whistling marmot marmot - stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter
	4.	whistler - large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions Bucephela clangula, goldeneye duck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs Bucephala, genus Bucephala - buffleheads and goldeneyes Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica - North American goldeneye diving duck
	5.	whistler - Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call thickhead flycatcher, Old World flycatcher, true flycatcher - any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing genus Pachycephala, Pachycephala - arboreal insectivorous birds