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harpooner

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who uses a harpoon, especially to hunt whales.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who launches harpoons

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: harpooneer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman

History

Etymology

From harpoon + -er.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հարպունավոր (harpunavor) — someone who hunts with a harpoon
  • Armenian: որսատեգավոր (orsategavor) — someone who hunts with a harpoon
  • Basque: arpoilari — someone who hunts with a harpoon
  • Catalan: arponer — someone who hunts with a harpoon
  • Czech: harpunář — someone who hunts with a harpoon
  • Dutch: harpoenier — someone who hunts with a harpoon
  • Egyptian: i-A-W:t- (jꜣwtj) — someone who hunts with a harpoon
  • Egyptian: ms-n:nw*W-T19-A1 (msnw) — someone who hunts with a harpoon
  • French: harponneur — someone who hunts with a harpoon
  • Galician: arpoador — someone who hunts with a harpoon
  • Georgian: მებარჯე (mebarǯe) — someone who hunts with a harpoon
  • German: Harpunier — someone who hunts with a harpoon
  • Italian: fiocinatore — someone who hunts with a harpoon
  • Māori: kairāti — someone who hunts with a harpoon
  • Polish: harpunnik — someone who hunts with a harpoon
  • Polish: harpuniarz — someone who hunts with a harpoon
  • Portuguese: arpoador — someone who hunts with a harpoon
  • Russian: гарпунщик (garpunščik) — someone who hunts with a harpoon
  • Russian: гарпунёр (garpunjór) — someone who hunts with a harpoon
  • Serbo-Croatian: harpunar — someone who hunts with a harpoon
  • Spanish: arponero — someone who hunts with a harpoon
  • Swedish: harpunerare — someone who hunts with a harpoon
  • Turkish: zıpkıncı — someone who hunts with a harpoon