reaper
reaper
Definition
reaper (rēp′ər)
noun
- a person who reaps
- a machine for reaping grain
Etymology: ME reper < OE ripere
the (Grim) Reaper
death: often personified as a shrouded skeleton bearing a scythe
reaper
Synonyms
reaper
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- fear: What they do is written beside them in red. do not fear the reaper This causes you to win the level.
- find: I went to death forest and found the grim reaper.
- call: I play a guy named Trey, he's the leader of a motorcycle gang called the Reapers, out of Inglewood.
Adjective modifier
- grim: My smile is your grim reaper, my eyes are your hell.
- mechanical: Before the invention of the mechanical reaper, harvesting required many hands.
Noun used with modifier
- horse-drawn: Two years later there is, sadly, an entry recording the death of Frank, aged 7. Harvesting with horse-drawn reaper and binder.
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