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reaper definition

reaper (rēp′ər)

noun

  1. a person who reaps
  2. a machine for reaping grain

Etymology: ME reper < OE ripere

reaper Idioms

the (Grim) Reaper

death: often personified as a shrouded skeleton bearing a scythe

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