Harpooner

/hɑɹˈpuːnɚ/ noun

Definition

A person who throws or uses a harpoon, especially a whaler who hunts large sea creatures.

Etymology

From harpoon (French harpon) plus the common English agent suffix -er (Old English -ere). This is the standard English occupational form, contrasting with the more specialized French-influenced 'harpooneer.'

Kelly Says

In Moby Dick, the harpooners are portrayed as the elite hunters of the crew—Queequeg, Tashtego, and Daggoo come from different cultures but are united by their deadly skill, reflecting how whaling was a truly multicultural enterprise that brought together sailors from around the world.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በእንቁላላው አስማሚያ
be en-ku-la-la-w a-sma-mia
ARالعربية
صياد بالصياد
say-yad bi-l-say-yad
BNবাংলা
হারপুনের শিকারী
haar-poon-er shi-ka-ri
CACatalà
caçador amb una arpó
ca-tsa-dor amb una ar-po
CSČeština
lovce harpunami
lov-ce har-pu-na-mi
DADansk
harpunfisker
har-pun-fi-sker
DEDeutsch
Harpunenwerfer
har-po-nen-wer-fer
ELΕλληνικά
αρχηγός ψαράς
ar-chi-gos psa-ras
ESEspañol
lancero
lan-se-ro
FAفارسی
شکارچی با harpoon
sha-kar-chi ba har-poon
FISuomi
harppuunimies
har-ppu-u-ni-mies
FRFrançais
harponneur
aʁ.po.nœʁ
GUGU
હાર્પૂનનો શિકારી
haar-poon-no shi-ka-ri
HAHA
magan harpoon
ma-gan har-poon
HEעברית
צייד עם חרבות
tza-id im har-va-ot
HIहिन्दी
हारपून का शिकारी
haar-poon ka shi-ka-ri
HUMagyar
hálót fogó
hal-ot fo-go
IDBahasa Indonesia
penangkap ikan dengan harpun
pen-angkap i-kan de-ngan har-pun
IGIG
onye na-eji ụgbọ
o-nye na-e-ji ug-bo
ITItaliano
pescatore con l'arpo
pe-s-ka-to-re kon l'ar-po
JA日本語
銛漁師
mo-ri-gyo-shi
KKKK
арпонымен аулаушы
ar-po-nymen au-lau-shy
KMKM
អ្នកប្រើការ
a-nk ba-reu ka-ar
KO한국어
창어꾼
chang-eo-kkun
MRMR
हॅरपूनने शिकार करणारा
haar-poon-ne shi-ka-ra-na-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
penangkap ikan dengan harpun
pen-angkap i-kan de-ngan har-pun
MYမြန်မာ
တိုင်းပြီး လုံးပြု
tain-pee loo-ng-pyu
NLNederlands
harpooneer
har-po-neer
NONorsk
harpunfisker
har-pun-fi-sker
PAPA
ਹਾਰਪੂਨ ਨਾਲ शिकਾਰੀ
haar-poon naal shi-ka-ri
PLPolski
łowca harpunami
low-ca har-pu-na-mi
PTPortuguês
arpoador
ar-po-a-dor
RORomână
pescar cu arpuna
pes-car ku ar-pu-na
RUРусский
рыбак с гарпуном
ry-bak s gar-pu-nom
SVSvenska
harpunfiskare
har-pun-fi-ska-re
SWKiswahili
mwanaume anayeuua samaki kwa harpoon
mwa-na-a-me a-na-ye-u-ua sa-ma-ki kwa har-poon
TAதமிழ்
இலையுடன் பிடித்தவன்
i-lai-yudan pi-di-tta-van
TEతెలుగు
హార్పూన్ తో పట్టుకున్నవాడు
haar-poon to pat-tu-kun-na-va-du
THไทย
นักล่าปลากลาง
nak laa pla-klang
TLTL
mangangaso ng harpoon
man-gan-ga-so ng har-poon
TRTürkçe
arpun atıcısı
ar-pun a-ti-ci-si
UKУкраїнська
рибалка з гарпуном
ri-ba-lka z gar-pu-nom
URاردو
ہارپون کے شکارچی
haar-poon ke sha-kar-chi
VITiếng Việt
người đánh cá bằng harpoon
nguoi danh ca bang har-poon
YOYO
ọ̀mọ́ ẹ̀gbọ́
o-mo e-g-bo
ZH中文
鱼叉手
yú chā shǒu
ZUZU
umshayeli we-harpoon
um-sha-ye-li we-har-poon

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