harpooneern.

/hɑːpuːˈnɪə/

Forms: Also 1600s harpoonier, 1600s–1700s harponier, 1600s–1800s harpin-, 1700s harponeer.

Etymology: < harpoon n. + -eer suffix¹, -ier suffix. (The form and date suggest < French *harponnier.)

Now rare.

= harpooner n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > whaling and seal-hunting > whaling > whale-hunter > [noun] > harpooner

harpooneer1613

darter1720

harpooner1726

specksioneer1820

pitchpoler1851

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 742 A Shallop, in which the Harponier stands ready, with both his hands to dart his Harping iron.

1667 R. Norwood in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 567 When the Harpineer..sees his opportunity, he strikes his Harping-Iron into the Whale.

1695 R. Blackmore Prince Arthur x. 276 So when Battavian Harpooniers assail, With their sharp Launces, some prodigious Whale.

1753 J. Bond in Philos. Trans. 1751–2 (Royal Soc.) 47 430 The harpooneer, as they call him, sits rowing in the head of the boat, and observes certain silent signals, which the boat-steerer gives him, to inform him, that he is near enough to strike the whale.

1874 A. H. Markham Whaling Cruise 14 The harpooneer is in charge of the boat and pulls the stroke-oar.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	harpooneer
释义	harpooneern. /hɑːpuːˈnɪə/ Forms: Also 1600s harpoonier, 1600s–1700s harponier, 1600s–1800s harpin-, 1700s harponeer. Etymology: < harpoon n. + -eer suffix¹, -ier suffix. (The form and date suggest < French harponnier.) Now rare. = harpooner n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > whaling and seal-hunting > whaling > whale-hunter > [noun] > harpooner harpooneer1613 darter1720 harpooner1726 specksioneer1820 pitchpoler1851 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage* 742 A Shallop, in which the Harponier stands ready, with both his hands to dart his Harping iron. 1667 R. Norwood in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 567 When the Harpineer..sees his opportunity, he strikes his Harping-Iron into the Whale. 1695 R. Blackmore Prince Arthur x. 276 So when Battavian Harpooniers assail, With their sharp Launces, some prodigious Whale. 1753 J. Bond in Philos. Trans. 1751–2 (Royal Soc.) 47 430 The harpooneer, as they call him, sits rowing in the head of the boat, and observes certain silent signals, which the boat-steerer gives him, to inform him, that he is near enough to strike the whale. 1874 A. H. Markham Whaling Cruise 14 The harpooneer is in charge of the boat and pulls the stroke-oar. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1613
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