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shearer

noun
/ˈʃɪəɹə/UK/ˈʃɪɹɚ/US/ˈʃiəɹə/

Etymology

From shear + -er.

  1. derived from *(s)ker-✻ — “to cut”
  2. inherited from *skeraną✻
  3. inherited from *skeran✻
  4. inherited from sċieran
  5. inherited from sheren
  6. suffixed as shearer — “shear + er”

Definitions

  1. A person employed to remove the wool from animals, such as sheep. using shears.

  2. A person employed in a roller mill to shear off the uneven side of the hot metal plate.

  3. A piece of industrial equipment used to grind up long shafts of coal in underground mines.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a shearer.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA