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reaper

[ ree-per ]
/ ˈri pər /
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noun
a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.
a person who reaps.
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Origin of reaper

before 1000; Middle English reper,Old English ripere.See reap, -er1
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British Dictionary definitions for reaper

reaper
/ (ˈriːpə) /

noun
a person who reaps or a machine for reaping
the grim reaper death
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