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Shearer

/ʃˈɪrər/
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(noun) A person employed to remove the wool from animals, such as sheep. using shears.

A top-class shearer can shear up to 150 sheep in one day.
The shearer sheared the sheep.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The experienced ____ carefully removed the wool from the sheep without nicking the skin.

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