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reaper

REEP
noun
1
A person or machine that harvests crops.
"The reaper moved steadily across the golden wheat field."

How to Use Reaper

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In plain EnglishSomeone (or something, like a farm machine) that harvests crops; also familiar as "the Grim Reaper," the personification of death.

Common pairings
the Grim Reaper combine reaper

Word Forms

reapers plural

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