Harpooner

har·poon  (här-pn)

n.

A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.

tr.v. har·pooned, har·poon·ing, har·poons

To strike, kill, or capture with or as if with a spearlike weapon.

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[Probably from Dutch harpoen, from Middle Dutch, from Old French harpon, possibly from harpe, clamp, claw, from Latin harpa, sickle, from Greek harp.]

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har·pooner n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

harpooner - someone who launches harpoons harpooneer skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills