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harpooner

harpooner noun: a person who uses a harpoon, especially to hunt whales.

Noun

harpooner (plural harpooners)

  1. A person who uses a harpoon, especially to hunt whales.
    • Y.T. laughs. So does Raven.
      "What's your job?" Y.T. asks.
      "I'm a harpooner," he says.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 322

Forms of harpooner

pluralharpooners

Origin of harpooner

From harpoon + -er.

Questions about harpooner

What does harpooner mean?
Harpooner means a person who uses a harpoon, especially to hunt whales.
What part of speech is harpooner?
Harpooner is a noun.
What is the plural of harpooner?
The plural of harpooner is harpooners.

Words near harpooner in the dictionary

  1. harpoon guns
  2. harpoonable
  3. harpooned
  4. harpooneer
  5. harpooneers
  6. harpooner
  7. harpooners
  8. harpooning
  9. harpoonings
  10. harpoonless
  11. harpoons

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