shearer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃɪəɹə/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈʃɛːɹə/ East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
- /ˈʃiəɹə/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈʃɪɹɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈʃɪəɹə(ɹ)/ (US) without the mirror–nearer merger
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈʃiɹə(ɹ)/ (US) without the mirror–nearer merger
- /ˈʃiɹəɹ/ (Scotland)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Proto-Germanic *skeraną Proto-West Germanic *skeran Old English sċieran Middle English scheren English shear English -er English shearer From shear + -er.
Meanings
- A person employed to remove the wool from animals, such as sheep. using shears.
- A person employed in a roller mill to shear off the uneven side of the hot metal plate.
- A piece of industrial equipment used to grind up long shafts of coal in underground mines.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shearers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sheepshearer · woolshearer · gun shearer
Translations (11)
ro tunzător (person employed to remove the wool from sheep) · mi kaikutikuti (person employed to remove the wool from sheep) · tr kırkımcı (person employed to remove the wool from sheep) · kk күзеуші (person employed to remove the wool from sheep) · ca esquilador (person employed to remove the wool from sheep) · tr kırkıcı (person employed to remove the wool from sheep) · kk қырқушы (person employed to remove the wool from sheep) · es esquilador (person employed to remove the wool from sheep) · mk стри́гар (person employed to remove the wool from sheep) · ca tonedor (person employed to remove the wool from sheep) · fr tondeur (person employed to remove the wool from sheep)