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harpooner
har·poon H0069900 (här-po͞on′)n. A barbed spear attached to a rope and thrown or fired from a gun, used especially in whaling.tr.v. har·pooned, har·poon·ing, har·poons To strike, kill, or capture with or as if with a harpoon.
[Probably from Dutch harpoen, from Middle Dutch, from Old French harpon, possibly from harpe, clamp, claw, from Latin harpa, sickle, from Greek harpē.]
har·poon′er n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | harpooner - someone who launches harpoonsharpooneerskilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills |
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Synonyms for harpoonernoun someone who launches harpoonsSynonymsRelated Words- skilled worker
- skilled workman
- trained worker
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