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harpooners

harpooners is the plural of harpooner.

Meaning of harpooner

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

Questions about harpooners

What is harpooners the plural of?
Harpooners is the plural of harpooner.

Words near harpooners in the dictionary

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

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