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
At harvest, reapers took what was in the mix, both cultivated and wild.
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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
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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Industry insiders have spoken of intermittent communication from Noma buyers and have alluded to them pitting farmers against each other in pursuit of better prices.—
Emily Wilson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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Did daylight saving time start because of farmers?—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Reapers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapers. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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