spear
noun
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
spearer
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a word derived from
spear.
Example Sentences
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Last year, eight Muches appeared on the state’s “successful spearer list.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
They are hardly known to the mere angler, however, not often biting at his baits, though the spearer carries home many a mess in the spring.
From A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Henry David Thoreau
