harpooner
noun
harpooner is spelled H-A-R-P-O-O-N-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, harpooner means “A person who uses a harpoon, especially to hunt whales” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of harpooner is harpooners.
How many letters and syllables are in harpooner?
| Letters | 9: H-A-R-P-O-O-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is harpooner?
Harpooner appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce harpooner?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-harpooner.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of harpooner
- harpooners plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does harpooner mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who uses a harpoon, especially to hunt whales.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Harpooner in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone who hunts with a harpoon:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | harponneur |
| German | Harpunier |
| Portuguese | arpoador |
| Spanish | arponero |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does harpooner come from?
From harpoon + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).