sheepshearer

/ʃˈipʃɪɹɚ/ noun

One who shears sheep.

Word Origin A compound: sheep + shear + er. 'Shear' comes from Proto-Germanic 'skeraną' (to cut), from PIE *sker- (to cut). That root is a tailor's dream: 'share' (a cut portion), 'shard' (a cut fragment), 'short' (cut off), and even 'shirt' and 'skirt' (cut pieces of cloth).

noun One who shears sheep. countable

The experienced sheepshearer could clip a whole flock before noon.

(名词) 剪羊毛工

那位经验丰富的剪毛工能在中午前剪完整个羊群。

(sustantivo) Persona que esquila ovejas.

El esquilador de ovejas experimentado podía trasquilar todo un rebaño antes del mediodía.

(nom) tondeur de moutons; tondeur [Personne dont le métier est de tondre les moutons.]

Le tondeur expérimenté pouvait tondre tout un troupeau avant midi.

(Substantiv) Schafscherer [Eine Person, die beruflich Schafe schert, um deren Wolle zu gewinnen.]

Der erfahrene **sheepshearer** konnte eine ganze Herde vor Mittag scheren.

(名詞) 羊の毛を刈る人。羊毛刈り職人。

熟練した羊毛刈り人は、正午までに羊の群れ全体を刈り終えることができた。

(substantivo) tosquiador; tosquiador de ovelhas; tosador [Aquele que tosquia ovelhas.]

O tosador de ovelhas experiente conseguia tosquiar todo um rebanho antes do meio-dia.

Word parts: sheep + shear + er

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