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# harvester

noun (a harvester, harvesters)

«harvester» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A machine that gathers crops, such as a combine harvester. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harvester/#m1)
2. A person who gathers crops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harvester/#m2)
3. An animal that collects food, such as a harvester ant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harvester/#m3)
4. (Harvester) A daddy-long-legs-like creature (harvestman). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harvester/#m4)

### In the lessons

In geography and farming topics: combine harvesters cut and thresh wheat. In science: harvester ants collect seeds. Maths problems: a harvester cuts a field in hours — rate questions.

### Examples

- The combine harvester worked in the field all night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harvester/#x1)
- Harvesters picked the grapes by hand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harvester/#x2)
- Harvester ants store seeds underground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harvester/#x3)
- The harvester cuts 5 hectares an hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harvester/#x4)
- We watched the harvester from the gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harvester/#x5)
- Keep away from the harvester — it is dangerous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harvester/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Verb: harvest. Safety: farm machines are dangerous — never play near them. Maths: time = area ÷ rate.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «harvester» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harvester/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«harvester» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/harvester.html) on Mova free.