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Meaning of Greenlandman | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A whaling ship, normally operating in the North Atlantic.
historical
A male Greenlander.
archaic

Examples

“In the year 1779, Ten guineas, being the Premium offered for an account of taking Whales by the Gun Harpoon, was adjudged to Captain Humphrey Foord of the Mancheſter Greenlandman[.]”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

Greenlands greenlash Greenlaw Greenleaf Greenlee Greenlee County