- Whistler
Whistler may refer to:
* Someone who whistles.
*Whistler (electronics) , a brand name of mobile electronic equipment
*Whistler (radio) , a very low frequency radio phenomenon.
*Whistler (software) , Microsoft's Trainable Text-to-Speech Engine.
* "The Whistler ", a classic mystery drama radio show.
* "Whistler" (TV series), a TV series set in Whistler, British Columbia
*Whistler Skin also known as "Trillian Whistler", the default skin for the Trillian instant messaging client.
* aWhistler (bird) , a genus of Australianpasserine birds in the family "Pachycephalidae ".
* TheHoary Marmot .
* the development codename for the MicrosoftWindows XP computer operating system, named for the resort where it was workshopped (see below).
*Whistler (band) , a UK indie band
*Whistler (surname) , living and deceased members of Whistler family of England.As a placename in Canada:
*Whistler, British Columbia , a "resort municipality" in British Columbia, Canada
*Whistler-Blackcomb , the ski resort the municipality is named after
*Whistler Mountain , the geographic entity, named for the hoary marmot, that is one of the two mountains the above ski resort is based around; also a glacier and a creek on that same mountainAs a placename in the USA:
*Whistler, Alabama As a personal name:
*Anna McNeill Whistler (1804–1881), mother of the artist James McNeill Whistler and model for the paintingWhistler's Mother . Wife of George Washington Whistler.
*Charles Whistler (1856–1913), a British writer
*George Washington Whistler (1800–1849), an American railroad engineer
*James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), an American-born British painter
*Rex Whistler (1905–1944), a British painter
*Laurence Whistler (1912– 2000), a British glass engraver and poetAs a fictional person:
* Erwin 'Whistler' Emory, a character in the film Sneakers.
*Whistler (Buffyverse) , a character in the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
*Abraham Whistler , mentor to the Marvel Comics character Blade in film and animated continuity
* James Whistler, mysterious inmate in the television series Prison Break's third season
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