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- [hahr-vist-muh n]
- /ˈhɑr vɪst mən/
- /hˈɑːvɪstmən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahr-vist-muh n]
- /ˈhɑr vɪst mən/
Definitions of harvestman word
- noun plural harvestman daddy-longlegs (def 1). 1
- noun plural harvestman a person engaged in harvesting. 1
- noun harvestman A field-worker who works to gather in the harvest. 1
- noun harvestman a person engaged in harvesting 0
- noun harvestman any arachnid of the order Opiliones (or Phalangida), having a small rounded body and very long thin legs 0
- noun harvestman a man who harvests 0
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Origin of harvestman
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English. See harvest, man1
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Parts of speech for Harvestman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
harvestman popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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harvestman usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for harvestman
noun harvestman
- tick — a score or account.
- mite — a contribution that is small but is all that a person can afford.
- tarantula — any of several large, hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae, as Aphonopelma chalcodes, of the southwestern U.S., having a painful but not highly venomous bite.
- scorpion — any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting.
- spider — any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
Top questions with harvestman
- what is a harvestman?
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