harvester

«harvester» in Mova's school dictionary: A machine that gathers crops, such as a combine harvester — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a harvester, harvesters)

meaning for a pupil

1) A machine that gathers crops, such as a combine harvester. tree →

2) A person who gathers crops. tree →

3) An animal that collects food, such as a harvester ant. tree →

4) (Harvester) A daddy-long-legs-like creature (harvestman). tree →

sense 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 →
• Harvesters picked the grapes by hand. tree →
• Harvester ants store seeds underground. tree →
• The harvester cuts 5 hectares an hour. tree →
• We watched the harvester from the gate. tree →
• Keep away from the harvester — it is dangerous. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «harvester» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.