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HARPOONEER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does harpooneer mean?
• HARPOONEER (noun)
The noun HARPOONEER has 1 sense:
1. someone who launches harpoons
Familiarity information: HARPOONEER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who launches harpoons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
harpooneer; harpooner
Hypernyms ("harpooneer" is a kind of...):
skilled worker; skilled workman; trained worker (a worker who has acquired special skills)
Derivation:
harpoon (a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it)
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