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Shearer

Noun CEFR B1
ˈʃɪəɹə

Definitions

  1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a shearer.
  2. A person employed to remove the wool from animals, such as sheep. using shears.
  3. A person employed in a roller mill to shear off the uneven side of the hot metal plate.
  4. A piece of industrial equipment used to grind up long shafts of coal in underground mines.

Equivalents

3 more languages
Catalàesquiladortonedor
Македонскистригар
Türkçekırkıcıkırkımcı

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

shearer's stew Shearin Shearing shearing shed shearinine Shearlaw

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