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View synonyms for reaper

reaper

[ ree-per ]

noun

  1. a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.
  2. a person who reaps.


reaper

/ ˈriːpə /

noun

  1. a person who reaps or a machine for reaping
  2. the grim reaper
    death
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reaper1

before 1000; Middle English reper, Old English ripere. See reap, -er 1
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Example Sentences

Alright, I’m paraphrasing, but it’s true: A deluge of new franchise installments hitting theaters every year is as sure of a bet as gambling that the grim reaper’s scythe will be razor-sharp.

From Salon

HH: That is so true, and so necessary for fundamental change, because we need new undertakers, new reapers.

He was just hoping he wouldn’t get a visit from one of the team’s dreaded “reapers,” the staffers who call players into the office for fateful meetings.

In 2003, he was responsible for a grim reaper, which was painted on the side of Thekla, a boat and nightclub venue in Bristol.

From BBC

When internet trolls called Doja Cat a Satanist, she cut off her hair, doused herself in fake blood, filmed a video in which she danced with the grim reaper, and called herself a "demon lord".

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