reaper

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈriːpər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈripɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rē′pər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
reap•er /ˈripɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Agriculturea machine for cutting standing grain.
  2. a person who reaps.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
reap•er  (rē′pər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Agriculturea machine for cutting standing grain;
    reaping machine.
  2. a person who reaps.
  3. See Grim Reaper. 
  • Middle English reper, Old English ripere. See reap, -er1 bef. 1000

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
reaper / ˈriːpə/
  1. a person who reaps or a machine for reaping
  2. the grim reaper ⇒ death
'reaper' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Grim Reaper - Wordsworth - binder - death - harvester

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