What is another word for thresher?

Pronunciation: [θɹˈɛʃə] (IPA)

When it comes to farming and agriculture, the term "thresher" refers to a machine used to separate grain from its stalks and husks. Synonyms for this include "harvester," "combine," and "reaper." These machines come in various sizes and shapes and have undergone several technological improvements over the years. Other related terms include "threshing machine," "grain separator," and "corn mill." In many farming communities, these machines are essential to the harvesting process and play a significant role in keeping the industry running smoothly. As technology continues to advance, we may see further developments in the world of thresher machines.

What are the hypernyms for Thresher?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Thresher

Like the thresher, this machine was generally owned by an outside agent; it travelled from farm to farm to process each farmer's fodder.
"Frying Pan Farm"
Elizabeth Brown Pryor
This yer thresher of yours may get through the sheaves with a lot of dust an' rattle an' smoke, but give me the old floor, an' the oxen tramping out the ear, an' the neighbours coming to the supper.
"Tales from the Veld"
Ernest Glanville
I've done all sorts of jobs on a farm, from splitting rails to feeding a steam thresher, and they are picnics beside what you are now at.
"Dixie Hart"
Will N. Harben

Famous quotes with Thresher

  • Amid whose swift half-intermitted burst Huge fragments vaulted like rebounding hail, Or chaffy grain beneath the thresher's flail : And 'mid these dancing rocks at once and ever It flung up momently the sacred river.
    Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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