- Harpooner
- Harpooner \Har*poon"er\ (h[aum]r*p[=oo]n"[~e]r), n. [Cf. F. harponneur.] One who throws the harpoon. [1913 Webster]
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Harpooner
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harpooner — harpoon ► NOUN ▪ a barbed spear like missile attached to a long rope and thrown by hand or fired from a gun, used for catching whales and other large sea creatures. ► VERB ▪ spear with a harpoon. DERIVATIVES harpooner noun. ORIGIN French harpon,… … English terms dictionary
harpooner — noun see harpoon … New Collegiate Dictionary
harpooner — See harpoon. * * * … Universalium
harpooner — noun A person who uses a harpoon, especially to hunt whales … Wiktionary
harpooner — n. one who hunts with a harpoon … English contemporary dictionary
harpooner — n. Harpooneer … New dictionary of synonyms
harpooner — har·poon·er … English syllables
harpooner — noun someone who launches harpoons • Syn: ↑harpooneer • Derivationally related forms: ↑harpoon (for: ↑harpooneer), ↑harpoon • Hypernyms: ↑skilled worker, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
harpoon — harpooner, n. harpoonlike, adj. /hahr poohn /, n. 1. a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish. 2. (cap.) Mil. a jet powered, radar guided U.S. Navy … Universalium
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