as in farmers
a person or machine that cuts and collects crops
hired reapers to pick the harvest
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Recent Examples of reapers
The combine/reaping machine cutting mechanism (1833) American inventor Obed Hussey patented one of the earliest practical mechanical reapers in 1833.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
Advertisement Native Americans were represented only by a display of artifacts, which suggested that living Indians were relics too, who would soon be swept away by white settlement as their lands were plowed under by the gleaming new planters and reapers displayed at the Centennial.
—Fergus M. Bordewich, Time, 30 Apr. 2026
At harvest, reapers took what was in the mix, both cultivated and wild.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
These friends-to-enemies must navigate their complicated feelings for each other while solving the mystery of why reapers are turning part-human again.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
Advertisement Native Americans were represented only by a display of artifacts, which suggested that living Indians were relics too, who would soon be swept away by white settlement as their lands were plowed under by the gleaming new planters and reapers displayed at the Centennial.
—Fergus M. Bordewich, Time, 30 Apr. 2026
At harvest, reapers took what was in the mix, both cultivated and wild.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
These friends-to-enemies must navigate their complicated feelings for each other while solving the mystery of why reapers are turning part-human again.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reapers
farmers
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Through partnerships with farmers across the United States, Smyth delivers high quality ingredients, creativity, unique pairings and the flavors of the Midwest.—
Hannah Hudnall,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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When farmers implemented regenerative techniques, the yield was more abundant, and the soil was full of microbial life.—
Special to The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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“Reapers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapers. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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