What is another word for threshers?

Pronunciation: [θɹˈɛʃəz] (IPA)

Threshers are a type of agricultural equipment used to separate grain from its stalks. There are several synonyms for threshers, including separators, cleaners, huskers, and winnowers. Separators separate the grain from the chaff, while cleaners remove debris and huskers remove the husk from the grain. Winnowers use airflow to separate the grain from the chaff and are often used in conjunction with other types of threshers. Other possible synonyms include threshing machines and harvesters. Regardless of the specific term used, threshers are an important tool for farmers and have been used for centuries to increase the efficiency of agriculture.

Synonyms for Threshers:

What are the hypernyms for Threshers?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    farm machinery, agricultural equipment, harvesting equipment, agricultural implements, Farm Tools.

Usage examples for Threshers

And how amusing it is to listen when the Platonists on the one hand and the Aristotelians on the other, among the busy threshers of straw in the Museum at Alexandria, fall together by the ears so vehemently that they would both enjoy flinging their metal cups at each others' heads-if the loss of the wine, which I pay for, were not too serious to bear.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers
When these threshers of men were tired, the lady satisfied, and Bedos half dead, they suffered the unhappy valet to withdraw; the mistress of the hotel giving him a note, which she desired, with great civility, that he would transmit to me on my return.
"Pelham, Complete"
Edward Bulwer-Lytton Last Updated: March 16, 2009
He saw more and more farmers arrive, in cars, in wagons, with engines and threshers, until the lane was lined with them and men were hurrying everywhere.
"The Desert of Wheat"
Zane Grey

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