reaper
n. countable C2 Proficiency US //ˈɹipɝ// UK //ɹˈiːpɐ// reaper
n. a person or a machine that cuts and gathers crops like wheat or corn. In stories, a skeleton called the Grim Reaper represents death.
n. a person or machine that harvests crops by cutting them. When used in the personified sense of the 'Grim Reaper', it serves as a symbolic representation of death.
The reaper worked in the fields from sunrise to sunset.
Before modern tractors were invented, every reaper had to cut the grain by hand using a sharp tool.
The image of the hooded reaper carrying a scythe remains one of the most enduring archetypes in Western art, representing the inevitable harvest of human souls.
Usage
Often used metaphorically in the phrase 'the Grim Reaper' to personify death.