shearer

Meanings

• noun

  A person who operates a shearing machine to remove wool from sheep.

  - "The shearer worked tirelessly to shorn all the sheep in record time."
  - "Shearers are in high demand during sheep shearing season."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with shearer
farmer , slayer , mayer

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Variants

List of all variants of shearer that leads to same result
shear , sheared , shearer , shearers , shearing , shears , shorn

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Etymology

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From the Old English word 'sceran' meaning 'to cut'.

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Trivia

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1. Sheep are usually sheared once a year.

2. The first recorded use of a shearing machine was in 1760.

3. The world record for the most sheep sheared in an hour is held by a shearer named David Bowen, who sheared 487 sheep in 2011.

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Related Concepts

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1. Shearing machine: A machine used to remove wool from sheep.

2. Sheep shearing season: The time of year when sheep are sheared.

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Culture

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Shearers have a significant role in the agricultural industry, especially in countries like Australia and New Zealand where sheep farming is prevalent. They are often portrayed in literature and art as hardworking and resilient individuals.

How to Memorize "shearer"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person wearing protective clothing and using a large machine to shear a sheep.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'shearer' with the image of a person working in a sheep farm.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember 'Shearer' as 'Sheep-Remover'.

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