Dictionary

lawnmower en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɔːn.məʊ.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈlɑn.moʊ.ɚ/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /ˈlɔn.moʊ.ɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landąder.? Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ-der. Proto-Celtic *landāder.? Vulgar Latin *landa? Old French landebor. Middle English launde English laund English laune English lawn Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *(me)mógʰeder. Proto-Germanic *maganą Proto-West Germanic *magan Old English magan Middle English mowen Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English mowere English mower English lawnmower From lawn + mower.

Meanings

1. A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.
   • It is only a small school, but this year the committee has expended £105 in reforming the garden, painting the fences, making a tennis court and lawn, purchasing a lawnmower etc. 1877, Queensland Department of Public Instruction, Report of the Secretary for Public Instruction:
   • here was an ordinary man out of the city directory that subscribes for magazines and pushes the lawnmower in his shirt-sleeves of evenings. 1912, O. Henry, Rolling Stones:
   • Silence reigned, broken only by the hideous screeching of vultures and the sound of a lawn-mower being used in the hospital grounds. 1936, F.J. Thwaites, The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards Publishing, published 1940, page 58:
   • We replaced our old electric lawnmower with a new cordless one.
2. A person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns.
   • We hired a third lawnmower for the spring and summer.
3. (qualifier:preceded by definite article) A dance move in which the dancer mimics using a petrol lawn mower by pulling the starter cord and then pushing the mower forwards to the beat of the music.

Forms

Deriveds

riding lawnmower

Descendants

laanmoor

Hyponyms

rotary mower · electric lawn mower · robotic lawn mower · riding mower · push mower · reel mower

Translations (108)

hu fűnyíró gép (a device to cut grass) · fi ruohonleikkaaja (a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns) · fi nurmikonleikkaaja (a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns) · az otbiçən (a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns) · sv trädgårdsarbetare (a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns) · is sláttuvél (a device to cut grass) · eo gazontondisto (a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns) · ka გაზონსაკრეჭი (a device to cut grass) · ga buainteoir (a device to cut grass) · es chapeadora (a device to cut grass) · eo gazonotondisto (a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns) · es cortador de pasto (a device to cut grass) · it rasaerba (a device to cut grass) · mk косилка (a device to cut grass) · vi máy cắt cỏ (a device to cut grass) · it falciatrice (a device to cut grass) · cy torrwr (a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns) · ar جُزَازَة عُشْب (a device to cut grass) · rm segapastget (a device to cut grass) · nv tłʼoh bee yilzhéhé (a device to cut grass) · nn grasklyppar (a device to cut grass) · ga lomaire léana (a device to cut grass) · es chapiadora (a device to cut grass) · es cortacésped (a device to cut grass) · af grassnyer (a device to cut grass) · gl cortacéspede (a device to cut grass) · sh kosàčica (a device to cut grass) · tr çim biçme makinesi (a device to cut grass) · ca talladora de gespa (a device to cut grass) · fi ruohonleikkuri (a device to cut grass) · ru газонокоси́льщик (a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns) · ro cositoare (a device to cut grass) · it tagliaerba (a device to cut grass) · lt vejapjovė (a device to cut grass) · nv tłʼoh bee daalzhéhígíí (a device to cut grass) · be газонакасі́лка (a device to cut grass) · ms halaman rumput (a device to cut grass) · bg коса́чка (a device to cut grass) · sh ко̀силица (a device to cut grass) · de Rasenmäher (a device to cut grass) · lv pļaujmašīna (a device to cut grass) · cy peiriant torri lawnt (a device to cut grass) · nn grasklippar (a device to cut grass) · nn plenklippar (a device to cut grass) · sh kòsilica (a device to cut grass) · id pemotong rumput (a device to cut grass) · hu fűnyíró (a device to cut grass) · pt cortador de grama (a device to cut grass) · fr tondeuse (a device to cut grass) · nl grasmaaier (a device to cut grass) · eo gazonotondilo (a device to cut grass) · nb plenklipper (a device to cut grass) · ko 잔디깎기 (a device to cut grass) · nrf faûcheuse (a device to cut grass) · kk көгал шапқыш (a device to cut grass) · cmn 割草機 /割草机 (a device to cut grass) · pl kosiarka (a device to cut grass) · lo ຄົນຕັດຫຍ້າ (a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns) · lo ເຄື່ອງຕັດຫຍ້າ (a device to cut grass) · pdt Graussmaschien (a device to cut grass) · lt žoliapjovė (a device to cut grass) · fr tondeuse à gazon (a device to cut grass) · es podadora (a device to cut grass) · nb gressklipper (a device to cut grass) · rsk траварка (a device to cut grass) · es cortapasto (a device to cut grass) · ru газонокоси́лка (a device to cut grass) · chr ᎦᏄᎸ ᎠᎦᎵᏍᏗ (a device to cut grass) · ga buainteoir (a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns) · mi mīhini pōtarotaro (a device to cut grass) · sl kosilnica (a device to cut grass) · es cortador de césped (a device to cut grass) · da plæneklipper (a device to cut grass) · nl grasmaaimachine (a device to cut grass) · sh коса̀чица (a device to cut grass) · hy գազոնահնձիչ (a device to cut grass) · th เครื่องตัดหญ้า (a device to cut grass) · et muruniiduk (a device to cut grass) · az otbiçən (a device to cut grass) · de Mähmaschine (a device to cut grass) · cmn 除草機 /除草机 (a device to cut grass) · es cortahierba (a device to cut grass) · ja 芝刈り機 (a device to cut grass) · rsk косачка (a device to cut grass) · ko 예취기 (a device to cut grass) · th คนตัดหญ้า (a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns) · el χλοοκοπτική μηχανή (a device to cut grass) · mi moua (a device to cut grass) · gv buinneyder faaie (a device to cut grass) · wa tondeuse (a device to cut grass) · it tosaerba (a device to cut grass) · ga lomaire (a device to cut grass) · sv gräsklippare (a device to cut grass) · es cortador de hierba (a device to cut grass) · eo gazontondilo (a device to cut grass) · vo yebifodian (a device to cut grass) · cy peiriant torri glaswellt (a device to cut grass) · ga lomaire faiche (a device to cut grass) · da græsslåmaskine (a device to cut grass) · uli laanmoor (a device to cut grass) · sk kosačka (a device to cut grass) · uk газонокоса́рка (a device to cut grass) · cs sekačka (a device to cut grass) · cy lladdwr gwair (a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns) · fa ماشین چمنزن (a device to cut grass) · cs sekačka na trávu (a device to cut grass) · io gazonotondilo (a device to cut grass) · ca tallagespa (a device to cut grass)