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Synonyms

lawn mower

American  
Or lawnmower

noun

  1. a hand-operated or motor-driven machine for cutting the grass of a lawn.

lawn mower British  

noun

  1. a hand-operated or power-operated machine with rotary blades for cutting grass on lawns

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Etymology

Origin of lawn mower

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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It is like putting diesel in a lawn mower.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

The bigger garage gives them more room to store their snowblower, lawn mower and kids’ bikes, and the extra bathroom means “I don’t have to share a shower with an 8-year-old,” Bartelt said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

About the size of a riding lawn mower, the machine chews through about eight barrels of batteries an hour, eight times faster than the drum roller method.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

But tucked into some bushes was a bucket and a toy lawn mower.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2025

In the only photograph I had of her, a snapshot, she squinted blurrily at the camera, one hand on the Cyclone fence and the other on my father’s new riding lawn mower.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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