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Meaning of SHEARER

Pronunciation:  sh'irur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other animals
  2. [n]  a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles
  3. [n]  Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926)
 
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 Synonyms: Moira Shearer
 
 See Also: actress, dancer, professional dancer, skilled worker, trained worker, working man, working person, workman

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Shear"er\, n.
1. One who shears.
         Like a lamb dumb before his shearer.  --Acts viii.
                                               32.
2. A reaper. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
 
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