- harvester
- harvester (n.) "a reaper," 1590s; agent noun from HARVEST (Cf. harvest) (v.). Meaning "machine for reaping and binding" is from 1847.
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Harvester — can refer to: * Bioinformatic Harvester, Bioinformatic metasearch engine at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology * Combine harvester, a machine used to harvest grain * Harvester (forestry), a type of heavy vehicle employed in cut to length logging… … Wikipedia
Harvester — ist: die englische Bezeichnung für land oder forstwirtschaftliche Vollernter eine spezielle Meta Suchmaschine für das Fachgebiet Bioinformatik, siehe Bioinformatik Harvester der Name eines Zerstörers der Royal Navy im Zweiten Weltkrieg, siehe HMS … Deutsch Wikipedia
harvester — UK US /ˈhɑːvɪstər/ noun [C] INTERNET, MARKETING ► WEB HARVESTER(Cf. ↑web harvester) … Financial and business terms
Harvester — Har vest*er ( [ e]r), n. 1. One who harvests; a machine for cutting and gathering grain; a reaper. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A harvesting ant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
harvester — [här′vistər] n. 1. a person who gathers in a crop of grain, fruit, etc. ☆ 2. any of various farm machines for harvesting crops … English World dictionary
harvester — /hahr veuh steuhr/, n. 1. a person who harvests; reaper. 2. any of various farm machines for harvesting field crops. 3. an orange brown butterfly, Feniseca tarquinius, the larvae of which are predacious on aphids. [1580 90; HARVEST + ER1] * * *… … Universalium
harvester — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)vɪstə(r)[/t]] harvesters 1) N COUNT A harvester is a machine which cuts and often collects crops such as wheat, maize, or vegetables. → See also combine harvester 2) N COUNT You can refer to a person who cuts, picks, or gathers crops… … English dictionary
harvester — UK [ˈhɑː(r)vɪstə(r)] / US [ˈhɑrvəstər] noun [countable] Word forms harvester : singular harvester plural harvesters a machine or person that harvests crops … English dictionary
harvester — har|vest|er [ˈha:vıstə US ˈha:rvıstər] n someone who gathers crops →combine harvester at ↑combine2 (1) … Dictionary of contemporary English
harvester — noun (C) someone who gathers crops see also: combine harvester combine 2 (1) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
