Definitions for shearer
shear·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shearer, Moira Shearernoun

   Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926)

2. shearernoun

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

3. shearernoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shearernoun

   A person employed to remove the wool from sheep using shears.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shearernoun

   One that clips with shears; particularly one that fleeces sheep.

   Etymology: from shear.

   Of other care they little reck’ninng make,
   Than how to scramble at the shearers feast,
   And shove away the worthy bidden guest. John Milton.

   Was he to be led as a lamb to the slaughter, patient and resigned as a sheep before her shearers? John Rogers.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shearer

   A shearer is someone who shears, such as a cloth shearer, or a sheep shearer. Origins of the name include from near Bergen in Norway 1600s [Sweden of that period] as Skea (pronounced "Skeg" meaning "beard") and Heddle (meaning market place) as migrated to The Orkney Islands where the name 'Shearer' is found in Church marriage records of the time and as quite prolific for the overall population. Members of those family Shearer migrated to Australia and New Zealand in the 19th century and represents the highest concentration of nation for the name globally Additionally, Shearers are some kind of mining machines used for continuous mining Additionally, Shearer is a surname:

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shearer

   A shearer is a person or a machine that cuts off or removes the wool from sheep. This process is known as shearing. A shearer can also refer to someone or something that cuts, trims, or clips off parts from various materials.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shearernoun

   one who shears

2. Shearernoun

   a reaper

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SHEARER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shearer is ranked #2033 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Shearer surname appeared 17,707 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 6 would have the surname Shearer.
   
   91.7% or 16,239 total occurrences were White.
   3.4% or 616 total occurrences were Black.
   2.2% or 395 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.4% or 262 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 124 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 73 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Actress
   • Dancer
   • Skilled Worker
   • Workman

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for shearer »

1. hearers

2. rehears

3. reshear

4. reshare

How to pronounce shearer?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say shearer in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shearer in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shearer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shearer
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shearer
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=shearer
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shearer
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shearer
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=shearer