reaper

noun

reap·​er ˈrē-pər How to pronounce reaper (audio)
: one that reaps
especially : any of various machines for reaping grain

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In a match made in moneyed heaven, Edith Rockefeller married Harold McCormick, the son of another wealthy man and prominent Chicagoan, Cyrus McCormick, who invented the mechanical reaper, which helped in the mechanization of agriculture, in 1895. Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024 Even the subsequent record-setting performance of Inside Out 2 this summer wasn’t enough to fend off the Mouse House reaper. David Bloom, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024 And the dictionary definition of a gleaner is somebody who picks up things after a reaper has gone through a field. Michael Calore Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024 Grim setting, no reaper By the end of summer, they will be gone and death row will no longer exist. Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reaper 

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reaper was before the 12th century

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“Reaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reaper. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

reaper

noun
reap·​er ˈrē-pər How to pronounce reaper (audio)
1
: a worker who reaps crops
2
: a machine for reaping grain
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