shearer

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shearer^¹

/ˈʃɪəɹə/ Australia, UK
/ˈʃɪɹɚ/ US
/ˈʃɪəɹə(ɹ)/ US
/ˈʃiɹə(ɹ)/ US
/ˈʃiəɹə/ New Zealand
/ˈʃiɹəɹ/ Scotland
/ˈʃɛːɹə/

Sounds like sharer (cheer–chair merger) · Rhymes with -ɪəɹə(ɹ)

noun shearers

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

Shearer^²

proper noun Shira

An English surname originating as an occupation for a shearer.

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noun person employed to remove the wool from sheep

Español	esquilador
Français	tondeur
Română	tunzător

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@misc{shearer_2026,
  title = {shearer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shearer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}