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🗡️ A person with a spear 🔧 A spearing tool
spearer

spearer

7.5
A long tool with a pointed end for catching fish or animals
  • noun
  • /ˈspɪrər/
translation icon : arpón
  • He carefully sharpened the tip of his spearer before heading out to the river.

Examples

  • The fisherman used a spearer to catch several large fish in the shallow water.

  • Before the invention of modern tools, hunters relied on a spearer for survival.

  • The spearer caught a large fish yesterday.

  • Many spearers gather at the lake during summer.

  • The fisherman used a spearer to catch several large fish in the shallow water.

  • Before the invention of modern tools, hunters relied on a spearer for survival.

  • He carefully sharpened the tip of his spearer before heading out to the river.

Synonyms

spear
vsspearer
194 1.2

A long pole with a sharp point used for hunting or fishing

focuses on impaling animals or fish rather than general throwing or thrusting
spear thrower
vsspearer
1 8.2

A tool for throwing a spear or dart much farther than by hand

is the direct tool for impaling or piercing rather than a propelling aid
pigsticker
vsspearer
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A large knife or spear for killing pigs and sometimes for hunting

emphasizes impaling or piercing animals rather than slaughtering one animal type
leister
vsspearer
  • Archaic
9.9

A spear with three or more points used to catch fish like salmon

applies more broadly to tools for impaling animals as well as fish

How Effective

harpoon
20 5.4
trident
25 7.2
spearer
7.5

Surface Forms

spearer singular
spearers plural

Morphology

spearer = spear (transparent) = spear + er

Clear instrument derivation from the verb 'spear' (something used to spear).

Etymology

Spearer is made from spear ('long, pointed weapon') and the ending -er, which can also mean 'a tool that does something'. So a spearer can mean the device that does the spearing, explaining its use for a tool used to impale animals or fish.