The Clue
Orientalist from Lowell (8 letter answer)
The Answer
WHISTLER
Tags
Notes
The answer WHISTLER is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
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Definition
WHISTLER as a noun:
1. (Whistler, James Abbott McNeill Whistler) = United States painter (1834-1903)
2. someone who makes a loud high sound
3. (hoary marmot, whistler, whistling marmot, Marmota caligata) = large North American mountain marmot
4. (goldeneye, whistler, Bucephela clangula) = large-headed swift-flying diving duck of arctic regions
5. (thickhead, whistler) = Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call