shearer.
A person employed to remove the wool from animals, such as sheep. using shears.
Meaning & usage
A person employed to remove the wool from animals, such as sheep. using shears.
A person employed in a roller mill to shear off the uneven side of the hot metal plate.
A piece of industrial equipment used to grind up long shafts of coal in underground mines.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Proto-Germanic *skeraną Proto-West Germanic *skeran Old English sċieran Middle English scheren English shear English -er English shearer From shear + -er.
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