A person employed to remove the wool from animals, such as sheep. using shears.
Used in a Sentence
shearer
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for shearer.
Editorial note
The wool is worth less than the shearer's per-fleece fee.
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Definitions4
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Quick take
A person employed to remove the wool from animals, such as sheep. using shears.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of shearer gathered in one view.
A person employed in a roller mill to shear off the uneven side of the hot metal plate.
A piece of industrial equipment used to grind up long shafts of coal in underground mines.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for shearer.
noun
A person employed to remove the wool from animals, such as sheep. using shears.
noun
A person employed in a roller mill to shear off the uneven side of the hot metal plate.
noun
A piece of industrial equipment used to grind up long shafts of coal in underground mines.
noun
An English surname originating as an occupation for a shearer.
Example sentences
The wool is worth less than the shearer's per-fleece fee.
The Divorcee - Norma Shearer won best actress for this performance of a sophisticated woman.
Asked a former champion shearer, who said that maybe 1% of sheep being sheared get nicked, more likely by inexperienced shearers.
Is the author a literal yak shaver, á la sheep-shearer, but for yaks?
But TIL it wasn't him but Harry Shearer doing an impression.
Sounds a bit fancy for an Aussie farmboy, former shearer..
Reminded me of Harry Shearer in Wayne's World 2.
My old hard as a tack, shearer grandfather used to swear by black picnic umbrellas (great option if you are spending time working in a fixed location).
> This story was subsequently related to Harry Shearer aka Derek Smalls, who was most amused.
Here I thought it was a shearer emulator for aspiring farmers!
General robotics got a boost (most of the software was researched and written at the time - very few robotic libraries then), shearing got a wider better performing shear and a system for automated handling and delivery of sheep to shearer (human or robot).
If we ignore the big teams like Liverpool, Man U, Arsenal, I remember Leads had the Australian pair Mark Viduka and Harry Kwell, Alan Shearer in Newcastle, Paolo Di Canio in West Ham, even Bolton Wanderer has Jay-Jay Okocha.
Quote examples
Harry Shearer of The Simpsons has a recurring segment on his radio show where he collects clips of people incapable of answering questions without "So, " couching.
Ruth Shearer from 1984: “The problem with glyphosate… is that it combines readily with nitrites, found in normal human saliva, to form an N-nitroso compound called Nnitrosoglyphosate.
"nicks and cuts may occur if the sheep does struggle, or has excessively wrinkled skin or the shearer is distracted or under time pressure" Time pressure - exactly what such a competition would encourage.
My father's played a major role in three full builds (he's not a "builder by trade", just a former farm hand, shearer, five year navy, mining foreman, etc.
Proper noun examples
Upvoted primarily for the Shearer's potato chip plug.
I still only have Gigafiber in Dellview/Shearer Hills but it's been great.
The best penalty taker I ever saw was Alan Shearer(English Footballer).
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use shearer in a sentence?
The wool is worth less than the shearer's per-fleece fee.
What does shearer mean?
A person employed to remove the wool from animals, such as sheep. using shears.
What part of speech is shearer?
shearer is commonly used as noun.