harpooneer Now rare.
(hɑːpuːˈnɪə(r))
Also 7 harpoonier, 7–8 harponier, 7–9 harpin-, 8 harponeer.
[f. harpoon n. + -eer1, -ier. (The form and date suggest a. Fr. *harponnier.)]
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| 1613 Purchas Pilgrimage (1614) 742 A Shallop, in which the Harponier stands ready, with both his hands to dart his Harping iron. 1667 R. Norwood in Phil. Trans. II. 567 When the Harpineer..sees his opportunity, he strikes his Harping-Iron into the Whale. 1695 Blackmore Pr. Arth. x. 174 So when Battavian Harpooniers assail, With their sharp Launces, some prodigious Whale. 1752 Bond in Phil. Trans. XLVII. 430 The harpooneer, as they call him, sits rowing in the head of the boat, and observes certain silent signals, which the boat-steerer gives him, to inform him, that he is near enough to strike the whale. 1874 Markham Whaling Cruise 14 The harpooneer is in charge of the boat and pulls the stroke-oar. |