Reaper
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹiːpɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Reaper is a noun meaning One who reaps; a person employed to harvest crops from the fields by reaping.
Meaning
One who reaps; a person employed to harvest crops from the fields by reaping.
More Meanings
- A machine used to harvest crops.
- (often capitalized) Ellipsis of Grim Reaper.
- A recluse spider (Loxosceles and Sicarius spp.).
- (India, obsolete) Each of the small laths laid across the rafters of a sloping roof to bear the tiles.
Example Sentences
Don't fear the Reaper / We'll be able to fly
Even as we looked some rumour seemed to have spread, for we saw the reapers hurrying from the fields.
She told me she wanted to meet the reaper I had only done her a favor She didn't deserve to die But I deserved to kill her
Why is the Grim Reaper a man? True, the noun ending would theoretically allow us to visualize the reaper as a woman as well, but we don't.
Word Forms
- reapers
Synonyms for reaper
Depending on context, synonyms include harvester.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include harvester, mower, shooter, tail, killer, raking.
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