1. a person who cuts and gathers crops, especially grain
2. a machine used for cutting and gathering crops
3. death personified, often depicted as a skeletal figure with a scythe
Usage: often capitalized as ‘the Grim Reaper’

Examples

• The reaper worked from dawn to dusk harvesting the wheat.
• Modern reapers can cut hundreds of acres in a single day.
• The old reaper finally broke down after twenty years of use.
• In medieval art, the reaper was often shown as a hooded figure.
• The Grim Reaper is a common symbol in Halloween decorations.
• Farmers once hired teams of reapers during harvest season.
• The mechanical reaper revolutionized agriculture in the 19th century.