🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Colhedor

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ko-le-dor

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Harvester/ˈhɑːrvɪstər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O colhedor trabalhou arduamente na colheita."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person or machine that gathers crops from the fields.

    "The harvester moved through the fields, collecting the ripe wheat."
  2. 2

    A machine used for harvesting crops.

    "The new harvester can cut and collect the grain in one operation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'harvester' originates from the Old English 'hærest', meaning 'to gather in'. It evolved through Middle English as 'harvesten', referring to the act of gathering crops, and has retained this agricultural connotation through centuries.

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