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thresher
This term primarily functions as an agent noun, referring to either the mechanical tool or the individual performing the labor of separating grain. In agricultural contexts, it describes the transition from manual labor to industrialization, where the human thresher was replaced by the mechanical thresher.
In a biological context, the word is used specifically as a common name for a genus of sharks. The name is derived from the shark's behavior of using its elongated caudal fin to "thresh" or whip prey, creating a semantic link between the rhythmic striking motion of agricultural processing and the predatory strike of the fish.
Meanings
Examples
The farmer spent the entire morning repairing the old thresher in the barn.
We need a more powerful thresher to handle this year's massive wheat harvest.
The thresher roared to life and began processing the sheaves of grain.
He worked as a thresher during the harvest season to earn extra money.
The village thresher was known for his incredible speed and strength.
Look at that thresher shark using its tail to slap the fish.
I have always wanted to see a pelagic thresher in the wild.
The diver spotted a thresher gliding through the deep blue water.