harpooneer
Hunts from boats
A harpooneer is a person who throws or operates a harpoon, especially aboard a whaling vessel.
The term appears most famously in *Moby-Dick*, where harpooneers held elevated status among the crew: Queequeg was the ship's best harpooneer.
Also spelled harpooner, which is now more common.
Double-ended hunting vessel
- blubberMarine mammal fat
- flensingRemoving whale fat
- spermacetiWhale-derived waxy substance
- leviathanEnormous creature or entity
bowhead · narwhal · cetacean · chase · strike · lance · iron · line
Long thrusting weapon
Vessel for hunting cetaceans
- deckhandShip's manual laborer
- mastheadNewspaper's ownership box
- crow's-nestElevated maritime observation platform
- lookoutWatcher or vista point
forecastle · shipmate · boatswain · oarsman · helmsman · quartermaster · voyage · rigging
whaleboat
Double-ended hunting vessel
- blubberMarine mammal fat
- flensingRemoving whale fat
- spermacetiWhale-derived waxy substance
leviathan · bowhead · narwhal · cetacean · chase · strike · lance · iron · line · barb
lance
Long thrusting weapon
whaleship
Vessel for hunting cetaceans
- deckhandShip's manual laborer
- mastheadNewspaper's ownership box
- crow's-nestElevated maritime observation platform
lookout · forecastle · shipmate · boatswain · oarsman · helmsman · quartermaster · voyage · rigging · starboard
marksman
Precision shooter
accuracy · strength · precision · timing · prowess · expertise · target · distance · technique · veteran
harpooneercaptain
One who commands
ship's captain · cabin boy · shipowner · commodore · commanding officer