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Webster 1913 Edition

Reaper

Reap′er

(rēp′ẽr)

,

Noun.

1.

One who reaps.

The sun-burned

reapers

wiping their foreheads.

Macaulay.

2.

A reaping machine.

Webster 1828 Edition

Reaper

RE'APER

,

Noun.

One that cuts grain with a sickle.

Definition 2024

reaper

reaper

English

Noun

reaper ‎(plural reapers)

One who reaps.
A machine used to harvest crops.
Reaper Shortened form of "The Grim Reaper", the angel of death.
Don't fear the Reaper / We'll be able to fly — Lyrics from "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult

Derived terms

the Grim Reaper

Related terms

reap

Translations

one who reaps

Dutch: maaier m
Finnish: elonkorjaaja
French: moissonneur (fr) m, récolteur (fr) m
German: Schnitter (de) m, Mäher (de) m, Mähder (de) m
Hungarian: arató (hu)
Indonesian: pembabat (id)
Italian: mietitore, raccoglitore (it), vendemmiatore

Latin: messor m
Ngazidja Comorian: mvunadji class 1/2
Polish: żniwiarz (pl) m, żeniec m
Portuguese: ceifador m, ceifeiro (pt) m, segador m
Russian: жнец (ru) m ‎(žnec)
Spanish: cosechador m, cosechadora (es) f, segador
Swedish: slåtterkarl c, skördeman c, lieman (sv) c
Turkish: orakçı (tr)

machine used for harvesting — see harvester

the Grim Reaper — see Grim Reaper

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