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har·poon·er
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Princeton's WordNet
harpooner, harpooneernoun
someone who launches harpoons
Wiktionary
harpoonernoun
A person who uses a harpoon, especially to hunt whales
Wikipedia
harpooner
A harpoon is a long spear-like instrument and tool used in fishing, whaling, sealing, and other marine hunting to catch and injure large fish or marine mammals such as seals and whales. It accomplishes this task by impaling the target animal and securing it with barb or toggling claws, allowing the fishermen to use a rope or chain attached to the projectile to catch the animal. A harpoon can also be used as a weapon. Certain harpoons are made with different builds to perform better with the type of target being aimed at. For example, the Inuit have short, fixed foreshaft harpoons for hunting seals at their breathing holes while loose shafted ones are made for attaching to the game thrown at.
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harpooner
A harpooner is a person who uses a harpoon, a long spear-like instrument, often from a boat or ship, for hunting large marine animals such as whales, seals, or large fish.
Webster Dictionary
Harpoonernoun
one who throws the harpoon
Etymology: [Cf. F. harponneur.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
harpooner
The expert bowman in a whale-boat, whose duty it is to throw or fire the harpoon.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of harpooner in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of harpooner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Translations for harpooner
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- arponerCatalan, Valencian
- arponeroSpanish
- harponneurFrench
- 銛打ちJapanese
- harpunerareSwedish
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