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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The president’s promise of additional help comes at a critical time for farmers, who are being strained by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the Iran war.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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Burlap & Barrel’s best-selling spices are grown only by smallholder farmers in other countries, under specific climate conditions unique to that place and using traditional agricultural methods not widely employed stateside.—
Ori Zohar,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Reapers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapers. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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