Turtler

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who fishes for turtles or tortoises.

    "Theſe Creatures [Galapagos turtles] are thought to live to a great Age; and it is obſerved by the Jamaica Turtlers, that they are many years before they come to their full growth."

  2. 2
    someone whose occupation is hunting turtles wordnet
  3. 3
    A kind of shell, the turtle cowrie (Chelycypraea testudinaria).
  4. 4
    One who turtles.

Example

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"Theſe Creatures [Galapagos turtles] are thought to live to a great Age; and it is obſerved by the Jamaica Turtlers, that they are many years before they come to their full growth."

Etymology

From turtle + -er.

Related phrases

turtle cowrie

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