Harvester

Harvester
Harvester Har"vest*er (-[~e]r), n. 1. One who harvests; a machine for cutting and gathering grain; a reaper. [1913 Webster]

2. (Zo["o]l.) A harvesting ant. [1913 Webster]


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  • harvester — UK US /ˈhɑːvɪstər/ noun [C] INTERNET, MARKETING ► WEB HARVESTER(Cf. ↑web harvester) …   Financial and business terms

  • harvester — (n.) a reaper, 1590s; agent noun from HARVEST (Cf. harvest) (v.). Meaning machine for reaping and binding is from 1847 …   Etymology dictionary

  • harvester — [här′vistər] n. 1. a person who gathers in a crop of grain, fruit, etc. ☆ 2. any of various farm machines for harvesting crops …   English World dictionary

  • harvester — /hahr veuh steuhr/, n. 1. a person who harvests; reaper. 2. any of various farm machines for harvesting field crops. 3. an orange brown butterfly, Feniseca tarquinius, the larvae of which are predacious on aphids. [1580 90; HARVEST + ER1] * * *… …   Universalium

  • harvester — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)vɪstə(r)[/t]] harvesters 1) N COUNT A harvester is a machine which cuts and often collects crops such as wheat, maize, or vegetables. → See also combine harvester 2) N COUNT You can refer to a person who cuts, picks, or gathers crops… …   English dictionary

  • harvester — UK [ˈhɑː(r)vɪstə(r)] / US [ˈhɑrvəstər] noun [countable] Word forms harvester : singular harvester plural harvesters a machine or person that harvests crops …   English dictionary

  • harvester — har|vest|er [ˈha:vıstə US ˈha:rvıstər] n someone who gathers crops →combine harvester at ↑combine2 (1) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • harvester — noun (C) someone who gathers crops see also: combine harvester combine 2 (1) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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