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lawnmower

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈlɔːn.məʊ.ə/
  • General-American: /ˈlɔn.moʊ.ɚ/
  • cot-caught-merger: /ˈlɑn.moʊ.ɚ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: L AO1 N M OW0 ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • We replaced our old electric lawnmower with a new cordless one.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • We hired a third lawnmower for the spring and summer.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A dance move in which the dancer mimics using a petrol lawn mower by pulling the starter cord and then pushing the mower forwards to the beat of the music.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: preceded by definite article

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From lawn + mower.

Across languages

Translations

107 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: grassnyer — a device to cut grass
  • Arabic: جُزَازَة عُشْب (juzāzat ʕušb) — a device to cut grass
  • Armenian: գազոնահնձիչ (gazonahnjičʻ) — a device to cut grass
  • Azerbaijani: otbiçən — a device to cut grass
  • Belarusian: газонакасі́лка (hazonakasílka) — a device to cut grass
  • Bulgarian: коса́чка (kosáčka) — a device to cut grass
  • Catalan: tallagespa — a device to cut grass
  • Catalan: talladora de gespa — a device to cut grass
  • Cherokee: ᎦᏄᎸ ᎠᎦᎵᏍᏗ (ganulv agalisdi) — a device to cut grass
  • Chinese Mandarin: 割草機 /割草机 (gēcǎojī) — a device to cut grass
  • Chinese Mandarin: 除草機 /除草机 (chúcǎojī) — a device to cut grass
  • Czech: sekačka — a device to cut grass
  • Czech: sekačka na trávu — a device to cut grass
  • Danish: græsslåmaskine — a device to cut grass
  • Danish: plæneklipper — a device to cut grass
  • Dutch: grasmaaimachine — a device to cut grass
  • Dutch: grasmaaier — a device to cut grass
  • Esperanto: gazonotondilo — a device to cut grass
  • Esperanto: gazontondilo — a device to cut grass
  • Estonian: muruniiduk — a device to cut grass
  • Finnish: ruohonleikkuri — a device to cut grass
  • French: tondeuse à gazon — a device to cut grass
  • French: tondeuse — a device to cut grass
  • Galician: cortacéspede — a device to cut grass
  • Georgian: გაზონსაკრეჭი (gazonsaḳreč̣i) — a device to cut grass
  • German: Rasenmäher — a device to cut grass
  • German: Mähmaschine — a device to cut grass
  • Greek: χλοοκοπτική μηχανή (chlookoptikí michaní) — a device to cut grass
  • Hungarian: fűnyíró — a device to cut grass
  • Hungarian: fűnyíró gép — a device to cut grass
  • Icelandic: sláttuvél — a device to cut grass
  • Ido: gazonotondilo — a device to cut grass
  • Indonesian: pemotong rumput — a device to cut grass
  • Irish: buainteoir — a device to cut grass
  • Irish: lomaire — a device to cut grass
  • Irish: lomaire léana — a device to cut grass
  • Irish: lomaire faiche — a device to cut grass
  • Italian: tosaerba — a device to cut grass
  • Italian: falciatrice — a device to cut grass
  • Italian: tagliaerba — a device to cut grass
  • Italian: rasaerba — a device to cut grass
  • Japanese: 芝刈り機 (shibakariki) — a device to cut grass
  • Kazakh: көгал шапқыш (kögal şapqyş) — a device to cut grass
  • Korean: 예취기 (yechwigi) — a device to cut grass
  • Korean: 잔디깎기 (jandikkakgi) — a device to cut grass
  • Lao: ເຄື່ອງຕັດຫຍ້າ (khư̄ang tat nyā) — a device to cut grass
  • Latvian: pļaujmašīna — a device to cut grass
  • Lithuanian: vejapjovė — a device to cut grass
  • Lithuanian: žoliapjovė — a device to cut grass
  • Macedonian: косилка (kosilka) — a device to cut grass
  • Malay: halaman rumput — a device to cut grass
  • Manx: buinneyder faaie — a device to cut grass
  • Māori: moua — a device to cut grass
  • Māori: mīhini pōtarotaro — a device to cut grass
  • Navajo: tłʼoh bee daalzhéhígíí — a device to cut grass
  • Navajo: tłʼoh bee yilzhéhé — a device to cut grass
  • Norman: faûcheuse — a device to cut grass
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gressklipper — a device to cut grass
  • Norwegian Bokmål: plenklipper — a device to cut grass
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: grasklippar — a device to cut grass
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: grasklyppar — a device to cut grass
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: plenklippar — a device to cut grass
  • Pannonian Rusyn: косачка (kosačka) — a device to cut grass
  • Pannonian Rusyn: траварка (travarka) — a device to cut grass
  • Persian: ماشین چمنزن (mâšin-e čaman-zan) — a device to cut grass
  • Plautdietsch: Graussmaschien — a device to cut grass
  • Polish: kosiarka — a device to cut grass
  • Portuguese: cortador de grama — a device to cut grass
  • Romanian: cositoare — a device to cut grass
  • Romansh: segapastget — a device to cut grass
  • Russian: газонокоси́лка (gazonokosílka) — a device to cut grass
  • Serbo-Croatian: ко̀силица — a device to cut grass
  • Serbo-Croatian: коса̀чица — a device to cut grass
  • Serbo-Croatian: kòsilica — a device to cut grass
  • Serbo-Croatian: kosàčica — a device to cut grass
  • Slovak: kosačka — a device to cut grass
  • Slovene: kosilnica — a device to cut grass
  • Spanish: cortacésped — a device to cut grass
  • Spanish: cortahierba — a device to cut grass
  • Spanish: cortapasto — a device to cut grass
  • Spanish: cortador de césped — a device to cut grass
  • Spanish: cortador de hierba — a device to cut grass
  • Spanish: cortador de pasto — a device to cut grass
  • Spanish: podadora — a device to cut grass
  • Spanish: chapeadora — a device to cut grass
  • Spanish: chapiadora — a device to cut grass
  • Swedish: gräsklippare — a device to cut grass
  • Thai: เครื่องตัดหญ้า (krʉ̂ʉang-dtàt-yâa) — a device to cut grass
  • Turkish: çim biçme makinesi — a device to cut grass
  • Ukrainian: газонокоса́рка (hazonokosárka) — a device to cut grass
  • Vietnamese: máy cắt cỏ — a device to cut grass
  • Volapük: yebifodian — a device to cut grass
  • Walloon: tondeuse — a device to cut grass
  • Welsh: peiriant torri glaswellt — a device to cut grass
  • Welsh: peiriant torri lawnt — a device to cut grass
  • Azerbaijani: otbiçən — a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns
  • Esperanto: gazonotondisto — a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns
  • Esperanto: gazontondisto — a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns
  • Finnish: ruohonleikkaaja — a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns
  • Finnish: nurmikonleikkaaja — a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns
  • Irish: buainteoir — a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns
  • Lao: ຄົນຕັດຫຍ້າ (khon tat nyā) — a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns
  • Russian: газонокоси́льщик (gazonokosílʹščik) — a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns
  • Swedish: trädgårdsarbetare — a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns
  • Thai: คนตัดหญ้า (kon-dtàt-yâa) — a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns
  • Welsh: lladdwr gwair — a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns
  • Welsh: torrwr — a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns