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SHEARER
shearer
(noun) a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other animals
shearer
(noun) a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles
Shearer, Moira Shearer
(noun) Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Shearer
An English occupational surname for a shearer.
Anagrams
• hearers, rehears, reshare
Etymology
Noun
shearer (plural shearers)
A person employed to remove the wool from sheep using shears.
A person employed in a roller mill to shear off the uneven side of the hot metal plate.
Anagrams
• hearers, rehears, reshare
Source: Wiktionary
Shear"er, n.
1. One who shears. Like a lamb dumb before his shearer. Acts viii. 32.
2. A reaper. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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