Harpooner
1Harpooner — Har*poon er (h[aum]r*p[=oo]n [ e]r), n. [Cf. F. harponneur.] One who throws the harpoon. [1913 Webster] …
2harpooner — 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,… …
3harpooner — noun see harpoon …
4harpooner — See harpoon. * * * …
5harpooner — noun A person who uses a harpoon, especially to hunt whales …
6harpooner — n. one who hunts with a harpoon …
7harpooner — n. Harpooneer …
8harpooner — har·poon·er …
9harpooner — noun someone who launches harpoons • Syn: ↑harpooneer • Derivationally related forms: ↑harpoon (for: ↑harpooneer), ↑harpoon • Hypernyms: ↑skilled worker, ↑ …
10harpoon — 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 …
