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reaper

Meanings
  • noun

    A person or machine that harvests crops, especially grain.

    - "The reaper moved through the fields, cutting down the ripe wheat."
    - "After the rain, the farmers sent out their reapers to gather the harvest."
  • noun

    A person or thing that causes or brings about an end to something.

    - "The reaper of justice finally caught up with the criminal."
    - "The economic downturn was a harsh reaper for many businesses."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with reaper
weeper , keeper , seaper , peeler , reeler
Homonyms
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  1. reaper (English) : One who harvests crops

  2. reaper (Scottish Gaelic) : A rapid current

  3. reaper (English) : One who causes an end

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. reaper (English) : One who harvests crops

  2. reaper (English) : One who causes an end

  3. reaper (Scottish Gaelic) : A rapid current

Variants
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reaper , reapers , grim reaper , grim reapers , the Grim Reaper
Forms
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reapers, reaping

Etymology
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Old English ræpian, from ræpe ‘to seize, take’, from reaf ‘grasp, seize’. Related to reap.

Trivia
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  1. The Guinness World Record for the largest reaper is 17.72 meters (58 feet 1 inch) tall.

  2. The word 'reaper' appears 25 times in the Bible.

Related Concepts
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  1. harvest: The act of gathering ripe crops from the fields

  2. scythe: A tool used to cut crops during harvest

Culture
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The reaper is an iconic figure in agriculture and harvest festivals. It is often depicted as a skeletal figure wearing a scythe, symbolizing the end of life and the cycle of nature.

How to Memorize "reaper"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a large, human-sized machine with a big, sharp blade moving through a field, cutting down crops.

  2. associate

    - Think of the Grim Reaper, the skeletal figure associated with death and the end.

  3. mnemonics

    - Remember R-E-A-P-E-R: Reaper harvests crops, Ending the agricultural process.

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