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harvester

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har·vest·er  (härv-str)
n.
1. One who gathers a crop.
2. A machine for harvesting crops; a reaper.

harvester [ˈhɑːvɪstə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a person who harvests
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a harvesting machine, esp a combine harvester
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.harvesterharvester - someone who helps to gather the harvest
farm worker, farmhand, field hand, fieldhand - a hired hand on a farm
vintager - a person who harvests grapes for making wine
2.harvester - farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields
binder, reaper binder - a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves
combine - harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field
farm machine - a machine used in farming
header - a machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into a wagon
Translations
harvester [ˈhɑːvɪstəʳ] N
1. (= person) [of cereals] → segador(a) m/f; [of fruit, vegetables] → recolector(a) m/f; [of grapes] → vendimiador(a) m/f
2. (= machine) → cosechadora f; (= combine harvester) → segadora-trilladora f
harvester [ˈhɑːrvɪstər] n
(= machine) → moissonneuse f combine harvester
(= person) → moissonneur/euse m/f
harvest festival nfête f de la moisson
harvester
n (= person)Erntearbeiter(in) m(f); (= machine)Mähmaschine f; (cuts and binds) → Mähbinder m, → Bindemäher m; (= combine harvester)Mähdrescher m
harvester [ˈhɑːvɪstəʳ] n (person) → mietitore/trice; (machine) → mietitrice f; (combine harvester) → mietitrebbia
harvester [ˈhɑːvɪstəʳ] n (person) → mietitore/trice; (machine) → mietitrice f; (combine harvester) → mietitrebbia


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He advanced thus into the very thickest of the cavalry, with the tranquil slowness, the lolling of the head and the regular breathing of a harvester attacking a field of wheat.
He met this man on his way to work in the giant factories of the Harvester Trust; and his friend told him to come along and he would speak a good word for him to his boss, whom he knew well.
The Bell Telephone now took its place with the Telegraph, the Railroad, the Steamboat, the Harvester, and the other necessities of a civilized country.
 
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