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[ ree-per ] / ˈri pər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR reaper ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine. a person who reaps. Grim Reaper. Origin of reaperbefore 1000; Middle English reper,Old English ripere.See reap, -er1 Words nearby reaperreamer, rean, reanalysis, reanimate, reap, reaper, reaping machine, reappear, reapply, reappoint, reapportion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for reaperOne 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. 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
nouna person who reaps or a machine for reaping the grim reaper death Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to reaperbinder, picker, reaping machine |