harpooner
Americannoun
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Kent frames his illustration of Daggoo, the African crewman, darting a sperm whale from directly behind the harpooner, depicting him in muscular silhouette.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
Steve Weiner, a 50-year harpooner out of Ogunquit, Maine, said he remains concerned about bluefin health on both sides of the Atlantic.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 29, 2018
Queequeg, named after both the dog on “The X-Files” and the harpooner in “Moby-Dick,” was a tiny ball of German shepherd fuzz the first time my husband and I saw him.
From Washington Post ● May 19, 2017
Scientists working at the University of British Columbia reported Friday that they had captured the first high-resolution video of this microscopic harpooner in action.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2017
The Canadian harpooner Ned Land has found his window for escape.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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