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reaper Definition

reaper (rēpər)

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

reaper Synonyms

reaper

n.

harvester, binder, grain harvester, picker; see farmer, harvester 1.

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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