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shearer
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun shearer has 3 senses
- shearer(n = noun.person) moira shearer - Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926); Array is a kind of actress, dancer, professional dancer, terpsichorean
- shearer(n = noun.person) Array - a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles; Array is a kind of working man, working person, workingman, workman
- shearer(n = noun.person) Array - a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other animals; Array is a kind of skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker
Derived forms verb shear1, verb shear3
Derived form verb shear2
CIDE DICTIONARY
shearer, n.
- One who shears. [1913 Webster]"Like a lamb dumb before his shearer." [1913 Webster]
- A reaper. Jamieson. [1913 Webster]
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