harvester
Americannoun
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a person who harvests; reaper.
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any of various farm machines for harvesting field crops.
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an orange-brown butterfly, Feniseca tarquinius, the larvae of which are predacious on aphids.
noun
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a person who harvests
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a harvesting machine, esp a combine harvester
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He said he would hang on until next week to cut his wheat, for fear the combine harvester would spark a fire in the parched crop.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Mills farms 4,000 acres with five tractors and a harvester.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
Over several days, Moffett observed at least 90 harvester ants interacting with the smaller cone ants, which belong to an undescribed species in the genus Dorymyrmex.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 14, 2026
Mr Maughan, a father of two, said the gang cut out GPS systems from vehicles on the farms, including from his combine harvester.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
The snout of the shrimp harvester was just visible.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
For mezcal producers and harvesters, that could make sustainable production more complicated.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2026
Facing a shrinking supply of pickers and rising labor costs, U.S. apple growers have long wanted robotic harvesters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
He said he had seen videos that showed flocks of ravens hovering behind the harvesters so they could “feast on the carnage.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
The commission has created a collection and distribution system to supply traditional foods to schools, built partnerships with producers and harvesters strengthening the local food system, and enhanced connections to traditional foods and practices.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2024
But Aziz never heard the harvesters laugh again.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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