Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who cuts wool from sheep: A "shearer" is someone whose job is to remove the wool from sheep using large, specialized scissors or electric clippers.
   • A worker who cuts materials with shears: A "shearer" can also refer to a worker who uses large scissors (shears) to cut materials like leather, metal, or textiles.
   • A surname or specific person: "Shearer" is a surname, famously associated with Moira Shearer, a Scottish ballet dancer and actress born in 1926.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The shearer can shear over a hundred sheep in a single day.
  • The factory employs a metal shearer to cut the sheets to size.
  • Moira Shearer starred in the film "The Red Shoes".

Advanced Usage

• "Expert shearer": Emphasizes high skill in the profession.
  • He is known as the fastest and most expert shearer in the region.
• "Shearer's stance/posture": Refers to the specific physical position used for efficient shearing.
  • The new recruit is learning the proper shearer's stance to avoid back injury.

Variants and Related Words

• Shear (verb): To cut the wool off a sheep or to cut something with a sharp tool.
  • Farmers shear their sheep in the spring.
• Shearing (noun): The action or process of cutting wool or other materials.
  • Shearing is hard physical work.
• Shears (noun, plural): A cutting tool like large scissors.
  • He used garden shears to trim the hedge.

Synonyms

• Fleecer: A person who shears sheep (less common).
• Cutter: A general term for a worker who cuts materials.

Related Phrases

• Shearer's knot: A specific type of knot used in wool handling.
  • He tied a secure shearer's knot to bundle the wool.
• Shearer's cook: In Australian shearing culture, the cook who prepares meals for the shearing team.
  • The shearer's cook is just as important as the shearers themselves.

Noun

1. a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other animals
2. a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles
3. Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926)