WHISTLER Meaning of WHISTLER in English Whis ‧ tler, James Mc ‧ Neill /ˈwɪsləʳ, dʒeɪmz məkˈniːl/ BrE AmE (1834–1903) a US artist most famous for the picture known as Whistler's Mother Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012