shearer

== English == === Etymology === From shear + -er. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪəɹə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪɹɚ/ (US, without the mirror–nearer merger) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪəɹə(ɹ)/, /ˈʃiɹə(ɹ)/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈʃiəɹə/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈʃiɹəɹ/ (East Anglia, cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛːɹə/ Rhymes: -ɪəɹə(ɹ) Homophone: sharer (cheer–chair merger) === Noun === shearer (plural 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === hearers, rehears, reshare, reshear