Meaning & use
waler
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Meanings
nouncountableAustralianregional
A horse bred in Australia, especially a strong one used for riding or light work.
Grammar: Countable; use 'a waler' or 'walers'.
Patterns
- a waler horse
- ride a waler
The stockman saddled his waler and rode out at dawn.
Walers were exported to India and South Africa in the 19th century.
nouncountableAustralianinformalregional
A person or thing from New South Wales, Australia.
Grammar: Countable; often used informally.
Patterns
- a proud waler
He's a waler, born and bred in Sydney.
The team was full of walers from the south.
Word forms
| plural | walers |
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Common combinations
- a waler horse
- A waler horse is known for its endurance.
- breed walers
- They used to breed walers for the army.
- ride a waler
- She learned to ride a waler on her uncle's farm.
- a hardy waler
- The hardy waler survived the long drought.
Synonyms and how they differ
- stockhorse
- A general term for a horse used for herding; 'waler' specifically refers to Australian-bred horses.
- brumby
- A wild horse in Australia; 'waler' usually refers to domesticated or bred horses.
Commonly confused: waler or whaler?
waler vs whaler
A whaler is a ship or person involved in whaling; a waler is a horse or a person from New South Wales.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'waler' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A waler is a horse, so 'mounted his waler' fits. Option An and D confuse 'waler' with 'whaler', a whaling ship. Option C is unlikely because a waler is a large horse, not a typical apartment pet.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “waler”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.