Plural of harpooner; multiple people who use harpoons for hunting.
From harpooner (harpoon + -er) plus the regular English plural -s. The plural form simply indicates more than one harpoon-user.
The hierarchy on a whaling ship was fascinating—harpooners were essentially the snipers and were ranked just below officers, commanding their own boat crews and earning shares of the catch, which could make them wealthier than common sailors.
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