harvester

Example Sentences

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Philip is a harvester of periwinkles, but says the sea snails - a delicacy in the Niger Delta - are hard to come by these days in the mangroves and swamps.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

When his harvester broke down in 2023, the repairs cost him $73,000, and the work was done at one of Deere’s authorized dealers because he had nowhere else to go.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Mills farms 4,000 acres with five tractors and a harvester.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

When finished, the harvester ant would shake the smaller ants off, sometimes so forcefully that she flipped onto her back before quickly moving away.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

The soil was littered with boulders, the spaces between with deep sand, where the harvester wallowed and complained before struggling on.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer