harvestman

[ hahr-vist-muhn ]

/ ˈhɑr vɪst mən /

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noun, plural har·vest·men.

daddy-longlegs (def. 1).

a person engaged in harvesting.

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Origin of harvestman

1400–50; late Middle English. See harvest, man

Words nearby harvestman

harvester, harvester ant, harvestfish, harvest home, harvest index, harvestman, harvest mite, harvest moon, harvest mouse, harvest tick, harvesttime

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How to use harvestman in a sentence

When a Harvestman said "Good-morning" to you on a rainy day, you always had a feeling that the sun was shining.
Among the Meadow People|Clara Dillingham Pierson
He had not47 lived long enough in the meadow to understand all that the Harvestman meant.
Among the Meadow People|Clara Dillingham Pierson
Then the only thing a Harvestman could do was to struggle and wriggle himself free, and he often broke off a leg in doing so.
Among the Meadow People|Clara Dillingham Pierson
Little Mrs. Ladybug, who was somewhat of a gossip, discovered in some way that Daddy Longlegs was a harvestman.
The Tale of Daddy Longlegs|Arthur Scott Bailey

A harvestman, for instance, lacks the waist, and its abdomen is segmented.
Spiders|Cecil Warburton

British Dictionary definitions for harvestman

harvestman

/ (ˈhɑːvɪstmən) /

noun plural -men

a person engaged in harvesting

Also called (US and Canadian): daddy-longlegs any arachnid of the order Opiliones (or Phalangida), having a small rounded body and very long thin legs

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