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gleaner

noun

Definition of gleaner

as in harvester

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The scale of the invasion has made control difficult, and harvester and marine economic development coordinator Eli Gladstone hopes a viable market for the crabs could help reduce their numbers.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Josie and her single mom live on a middle-of-nowhere farm where the biggest threat (and, apparently, the movie’s arch villain) is a self-driving crop harvester manufactured by a company called Cootings.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of harvester

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The insights generated from these technologies can give farmers more time to isolate and treat sick animals before diseases spread widely.

— Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Pick wild apples—or go to the farmer’s market For city dwellers, Przystup recommends going to the flower market or the farmer’s market, or a classic stroll through Central Park.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of farmer

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More traditionally, Boötes is a herdsman or a plowman.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 8 May 2026
Give your 19th-century plowman a dozen hard ciders, though, and see whether that plays a more significant role in his evening than his urge to pull himself up by his bootstraps.

— Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025

Definition of plowman

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Local growers supply everything from beef and lamb to mushrooms, honey, cheese and vegetables.

— Derek James, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Likewise, regenerative agriculture, which outlaws increasingly expensive synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, can help growers keep costs down.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of grower

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But when a patient recognizes him from his dangerous past, Brown has eight hours to elude the government, mob hitmen, quack surgeons, and a trail of dead gangsters to somehow beat the reaper.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
In one scene, a pair of revellers dance naked just outside the fence of the Calvary Cemetery, thumbing their noses at the reaper while the Manhattan skyline towers in the distance.

— Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

Definition of reaper

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The neighborhood/area A must-do is a tour of the estate with veteran tea planter Bernard, who will give you the lowdown on all things tea.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
My favorite way to style them is to add them to seasonal planters alongside other fall favorites such as sweet alyssum, ornamental grasses, ornamental kale, or mums, and gourds (which last longer than pumpkins in the heat).

— Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of planter

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