reaper B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈriːpər/ UK /ˈriːpə/ See IPA manual Freq #12324 Meanings 1 noun a person who cuts and gathers a crop, especially grain Each reaper moved down the field with a sickle and bound the cut wheat into sheaves. 2 noun a machine that cuts and gathers crops The mechanical reaper allowed the farm to harvest a much larger acreage. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who cuts and... harvesterfarm worker 2 noun · a machine that cuts and... harvesterreaping machine Word family Forms reapers Derived forms reaper-binderreaper-thresher Related forms reapharvestsickle Etymology From Middle English reper and Old English ripere, formed from reap + -er. It first named the worker who cut grain and was later transferred to machinery performing the same task. Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # reaper **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈriːpər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈriːpə/ **Frequency rank:** 12324 ## Meanings 1. a person who cuts and gathers a crop, especially grain 2. a machine that cuts and gathers crops ## Examples - Each reaper moved down the field with a sickle and bound the cut wheat into sheaves. - The mechanical reaper allowed the farm to harvest a much larger acreage. ## Synonyms - harvester - farm worker - reaping machine ## Derived Forms - reaper-binder - reaper-thresher ## Related Forms - reap - harvest - sickle ## Etymology From Middle English reper and Old English ripere, formed from reap + -er. It first named the worker who cut grain and was later transferred to machinery performing the same task. ## Topics - People & Society markdown