Standard Lemma guide

shearer

name · noun · 7 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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  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪəɹə/
  • General-American: /ˈʃɪɹɚ/
  • US: /ˈʃɪəɹə(ɹ)/ without the mirror–nearer merger
  • US: /ˈʃiɹə(ɹ)/ without the mirror–nearer merger
  • New-Zealand: /ˈʃiəɹə/
  • Scotland: /ˈʃiɹəɹ/
  • /ˈʃɛːɹə/ East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪəɹə(ɹ)
  • homophone: sharer (cheer–chair merger)
  • CMU ARPABET: SH IH1 R ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

An English surname originating as an occupation for a shearer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person employed to remove the wool from animals, such as sheep. using shears.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person employed in a roller mill to shear off the uneven side of the hot metal plate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A piece of industrial equipment used to grind up long shafts of coal in underground mines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other animals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman

6

noun

Meaning 6

a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: workman, workingman, working man, working person

7

noun

Meaning 7

Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Moira Shearer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: actress, dancer, professional dancer, terpsichorean

History

Etymology

From shear + -er.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: tonedor — person employed to remove the wool from sheep
  • Catalan: esquilador — person employed to remove the wool from sheep
  • French: tondeur — person employed to remove the wool from sheep
  • Kazakh: қырқушы (qyrquşy) — person employed to remove the wool from sheep
  • Kazakh: күзеуші (küzeuşı) — person employed to remove the wool from sheep
  • Macedonian: стри́гар (strígar) — person employed to remove the wool from sheep
  • Māori: kaikutikuti — person employed to remove the wool from sheep
  • Romanian: tunzător — person employed to remove the wool from sheep
  • Spanish: esquilador — person employed to remove the wool from sheep
  • Turkish: kırkıcı — person employed to remove the wool from sheep
  • Turkish: kırkımcı — person employed to remove the wool from sheep