shearer

CEFRC1

/ˈʃiɹə(ɹ)/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who cuts wool from sheep.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A piece of industrial equipment used to grind up long shafts of coal in underground mines.

Examples

  • A top-class shearer can shear up to 150 sheep in one day.

  • The shearer sheared the sheep.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person employed to remove the wool from animals, such as sheep. using shears.

  2. A person employed in a roller mill to shear off the uneven side of the hot metal plate.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The experienced blank used electric clippers to remove the wool from the sheep.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From shear + -er.