Plural of reaper
regular plural
The plural of reaper is reapers.
Forms of reaper
| Singular | reaper /ˈɹiːpɚ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | reapers |
| Countable | countable |
Reapers in a sentence
- Even as we looked some rumour seemed to have spread, for we saw the reapers hurrying from the fields.1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
- It is known that it was a vintage song in France and Spain, and a reapers' song in Holland.1915, George Putnam Upton, The Song - Its Birth, Evolution, and Functions: with Numerous Selections from Old English Lyrics, page 82. From the entry vintage song
- The reapers were slowly trooping back to their work.1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC. From the entry perambulator
- Then there is a second inburst of sunburnt sickle-men or reapers, as if in harvest-time; and the nymphs and the reapers join in a graceful dance.1914, David Masson, Rosaline Masson, Shakespeare Personally, page 188. From the entry inburst
- A group of the reapers whom we had seen running from the fields were lying all pell-mell, their bodies crossing each other, at the bottom of it.1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC. From the entry pell-mell
Meaning of reaper
- noun One who reaps; a person employed to harvest crops from the fields by reaping.
- noun A machine used to harvest crops.
- noun A recluse spider (Loxosceles and Sicarius spp.).
Questions about the plural of reaper
- What is the plural of reaper?
- The plural of reaper is reapers.
- Is reaper countable?
- Reaper is a countable noun.
Source and license
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