harpooner
nounEtymology From harpoon + -er.
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A person who uses a harpoon, especially to hunt whales.
- Y.T. laughs. So does Raven. "What's your job?" Y.T. asks. "I'm a harpooner," he says.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 322:
noun
Etymology From harpoon + -er.
A person who uses a harpoon, especially to hunt whales.
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