What is another word for reaper?

Pronunciation: [ɹˈiːpə] (IPA)

Reaper is a word that refers to a person or thing that harvests crops or takes someone's life. There are several synonyms for the word reaper, including harvester, gatherer, hunter, killer, slayer, reaper angel, and death angel. These synonyms have different connotations and can be used differently based on the context. For instance, the term harvester refers to a machine that collects crops whereas the word gatherer could mean a person who gathers fruits or flowers. Similarly, the word killer identifies a person who intentionally takes someone's life forcibly. In comparison, the term reaper angel or death angel is used to imply the notion of Death in mythology and religion.

Synonyms for Reaper:

What are the hypernyms for Reaper?

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

Usage examples for Reaper

The mowing machine and the reaper were making their appearance in Great Britain and the United States, but they had not yet reached Upper Canada.
"History of Farming in Ontario"
C. C. James
So, especially, it was a real, ordinary mower that chanced to whet his scythe; yet the apparition of the Old reaper in person could not cause the chilling consternation produced by this trivial circumstance coming as it does as the climax of a succession of commonplace happenings exaggerated and distorted by a fear-haunted imagination.
"Prophets of Dissent Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy"
Otto Heller
Death is the rude reaper, who cruelly cuts off life and all the joy of life.
"Friendship"
Hugh Black

Famous quotes with Reaper

  • Within the sober realm of leafless trees, The russet year inhaled the dreamy air; Like some tanned reaper, in his hour of ease, When all the fields are lying brown and bare.
    Thomas Buchanan Read

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