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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harpooneer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
har-pooneer
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A harpooner, one who uses a harpoon to hunt whales.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From harpoon + -eer.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

harpooneers (plural)

Synonyms

harpooner

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does harpooneer mean?
A harpooner, one who uses a harpoon to hunt whales.
Where does harpooneer come from?
From harpoon + -eer.

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