shearer

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Synonyms: sharer, swearer, hearer, spearer, sheared, smearer, sheerer, sherer, sherrer, searer, sheares

Antonyms: sharer, swearer, hearer, spearer, sheared, smearer, sheerer, sherer, sherrer, searer, sheares

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Noun

1. A person [[employed]] to remove the [[wool]] from animals, such as sheep. using shears.
2. A person employed in a [[roller mill]] to shear off the [[uneven]] side of the [[hot]] [[metal]] [[plate]].
3. A piece of industrial equipment used to grind up long shafts of coal in underground mines.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|English|from=occupations}} for a [[shearer]].

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