reaper

[ ree-per ]
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noun
  1. a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.

  2. a person who reaps.

Origin of reaper

1
before 1000; Middle English reper,Old English ripere.See reap, -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for reaper

reaper

/ (ˈriːpə) /


noun
  1. a person who reaps or a machine for reaping

  2. the grim reaper death

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