mower

[moh-er]

noun

1. lawn mower.

2. mowing machine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mower¹

1400–50; late Middle English: one who mows; mow ¹, -er ¹

Example Sentences

It was a stroke of luck that his special interest was financial markets and not, say, collecting lawn mower catalogues.

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The robots improve safety by removing workers from potentially hazardous slopes where traditional riding mowers once operated.

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The robots swarming around look like electric orange self-driving lawn mowers in a coordinated dance, giving one another the right of way.

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It also includes the cost to repair the container, and to replace other items like seat boxes, chairs, trolleys, a lawn mower, hand tools and fishing tackle.

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The props turn slowly in unison—calibrating, calibrating—then spool furiously, a squadron of lawn mowers on deck.

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