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shearer

/ˈʃɪəɹə/US/ˈʃɪɹɚ/

shearer noun: a person employed to remove the wool from animals, such as sheep. using shears.

shearer: a person employed to remove the wool from animals, such as sheep. using shears
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Noun

shearer (plural shearers)

  1. A person employed to remove the wool from animals, such as sheep. using shears.
  2. A person employed in a roller mill to shear off the uneven side of the hot metal plate.
  3. A piece of industrial equipment used to grind up long shafts of coal in underground mines.

Proper noun capitalized: Shearer

Shearer

  1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a shearer.

Forms of shearer

Noun
pluralshearers
Proper noun
alternative formShira

Plural of shearer: shearers

Origin of shearer

From shear + -er.

Words formed from shearer

Words that rhyme with shearer

Questions about shearer

What does shearer mean?
Shearer means a person employed to remove the wool from animals, such as sheep. using shears.
What part of speech is shearer?
Shearer can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce shearer?
Shearer is pronounced /ˈʃɪəɹə/ (UK).
What is the plural of shearer?
The plural of shearer is shearers.

Words near shearer in the dictionary

  1. shearbill
  2. shearbills
  3. sheard
  4. sheards
  5. sheared
  6. shearer
  7. shearer's stew
  8. shearers
  9. shearest
  10. sheareth
  11. shearfree

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