HARPOONEER

harpooner, harpooneer

(noun) someone who launches harpoons

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

harpooneer (plural harpooneers)

A harpooner, one who uses a harpoon to hunt whales.

Source: Wiktionary


Har`poon*eer`, n.

Definition: An harpooner. Grabb.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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