Definition

1. Noun:
   • A reaper: A person whose job is to cut and gather crops, especially grain, at harvest time. This is the primary and literal meaning.
   • A harvester: Synonymous with reaper; someone engaged in harvesting.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Những người thợ gặt đang làm việc trên cánh đồng. (The reapers are working in the field.)
  • Cần thuê thợ gặt cho mùa lúa này. (We need to hire harvesters for this rice season.)
  • Công việc của thợ gặt rất vất vả. (The work of a reaper is very hard.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used metaphorically in religious or literary contexts to refer to a force or entity that gathers or collects, akin to the "Grim Reaper."
  • Trong câu chuyện, thần chết được miêu tả như một thợ gặt. (In the story, death is depicted as a reaper.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gặt (v): to reap, to harvest.

  • Nông dân đang gặt lúa. (The farmers are harvesting rice.)

• Gặt hái (v): to reap (often used figuratively for receiving results or rewards).

  • Cô ấy đã gặt hái được nhiều thành công. (She has reaped much success.)

Synonyms

• Harvester: A person who gathers crops.
• Reaper: A person who cuts and collects crops.

Related Idioms

• Mùa gặt: harvest season.

  • Mùa gặt là thời gian bận rộn nhất. (Harvest season is the busiest time.)

• Gặt hái thành quả: to reap the fruits/results (of one's labor).

  • Anh ấy đang gặt hái thành quả sau nhiều năm nỗ lực. (He is reaping the rewards after many years of effort.)