REAPER Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

reaper

noun

Definition of reaper next

as in farmer

a person or machine that cuts and collects crops hired reapers to pick the harvest

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Dissimilar Words

nonfarmer

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Recent Examples of reaper Advertisement Native Americans were represented only by a display of artifacts, which suggested that living Indians were relics too, who would soon be swept away by white settlement as their lands were plowed under by the gleaming new planters and reapers displayed at the Centennial. —

Fergus M. Bordewich, Time, 30 Apr. 2026 Those who try the reaper heat level must be 18 or older. —

Saleen Martin, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026 Matt with his stick; the reaper with his scythe. —

Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 At harvest, reapers took what was in the mix, both cultivated and wild. —

Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reaper

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reaper

Noun

Kevin Costner is the Iowa farmer who hears strange voices and builds a ball field in his corn.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Over the last three years, farmers in California and Arizona have agreed to leave hay fields dry part of the year in exchange for federal payments.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of farmer

Noun

The final scene shows Kaleb driving a combine harvester, and radioing Clarkson to tell him that his partner, Taya, has gone into labor with his third child.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 May 2026
The harvester must have harvested oysters during the 2025-26 season, with proof in harvest reports.

— JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 18 May 2026