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reaper

[ ree-per ]

/ ˈri pər /

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noun

a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.

a person who reaps.

Grim Reaper.

Origin of reaper

before 1000; Middle English reper, Old English ripere. See reap, -er¹

Words nearby reaper

reamer, rean, reanalysis, reanimate, reap, reaper, reaping machine, reappear, reapply, reappoint, reapportion

Example sentences from the Web for reaper

One of those is Neal Blue, the co-owner and CEO of General Atomics, the company that makes the Predator and Reaper drones.

Speed Read: James Risen Indicts The War On Terror’s Costly Follies |William O’Connor |October 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
George “The Reaper” Foyet (“Omnivore”) “The Reaper” made for perhaps the most emotionally draining episode of Criminal Minds yet.

'Criminal Minds'' 7 Most Crazed Killers: From Human Marionettes to "The Reaper" |Kelsey Meany |September 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The two principal UAVs operated by the United States are the Predator and the Reaper.

The Need for New Nuclear Weapons |Stephen L. Carter |April 7, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The Reaper, among its other capabilities, can be fitted to take off from and land on an aircraft carrier.

The Need for New Nuclear Weapons |Stephen L. Carter |April 7, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

It cut wheat that could not be cut with McCormick's reaper or a cradle.

Obed Hussey |Various
At this time a friend said to him, "Cyrus, why don't you go West with your Reaper, where the land is level and labor is scarce?"

Cyrus Hall McCormick |Herbert Newton Casson
Cyrus McCormick gave up everything he owned to the creditors—everything except his reaper, which nobody wanted.

The Romance of the Reaper |Herbert Newton Casson
But the exhibition of the American reaper in London did not result in its immediate adoption.

The Romance of the Reaper |Herbert Newton Casson
The advent of the reaper no doubt changed farming methods in this country.

History of Linn County Iowa |Luther A. Brewer

British Dictionary definitions for reaper

reaper

/ (ˈriːpə) /

noun

a person who reaps or a machine for reaping

the grim reaper death