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reaper

[ree-per]

noun

  1. a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.

  2. a person who reaps.

  3. Grim Reaper.



reaper

/ ˈːə /

noun

  1. a person who reaps or a machine for reaping

  2. death

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reaper1

before 1000; Middle English reper, Old English ripere. See reap, -er 1
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The paintings depict implausible scenarios: if the grim reaper slipped on a banana on his way to kill you?

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Now, no matter how fast we run, the grim reaper’s scythe is still inches from our heels.

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Alright, I’m paraphrasing, but it’s true: A deluge of new franchise installments hitting theaters every year is as sure of a bet as gambling that the grim reaper’s scythe will be razor-sharp.

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HH: That is so true, and so necessary for fundamental change, because we need new undertakers, new reapers.

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He was just hoping he wouldn’t get a visit from one of the team’s dreaded “reapers,” the staffers who call players into the office for fateful meetings.

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