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harvester

/ˈhɑːvɪstə(r)/noun

उच्चारण हार्विस्टर

हार्वेस्टर, फसल काटने की मशीन

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a large machine that cuts and collects crops such as wheat; see also combine harvester

    हार्वेस्टर, फसल काटने की मशीन

    • Harvesters are now hired by farmers in Punjab every April.
    • The combine harvester cuts and threshes the wheat in one go.
    • A new harvester can cut an entire field in a day.
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    • Farmers share one harvester to save costs.
    • The harvester broke down in the middle of the field.
  2. 2

    [C] old-fashioned

    a person who helps to bring in the crops

    फसल काटने वाला, लावा

    • The harvesters rested under the neem tree at noon.
    • Harvesters came from neighbouring villages at the time of the wheat harvest.
    • The harvesters sang as they worked in the paddy fields.
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    • Extra harvesters were hired for the busy week.
    • Tea harvesters begin work early in the morning.

    Synonyms reaper

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

harvester (countable noun)

A harvester is a machine that cuts and gathers crops, or a person who helps to bring them in; the plural is harvesters.

Harvester फ़सल काटने वाली मशीन है, या फ़सल घर लाने में सहायता करने वाला व्यक्ति; इसका plural 'harvesters' है।

  • A harvester cleared the field in two hours.
  • Hired harvesters came from the next district.

combine harvester

A combine harvester is a large machine that cuts, threshes and cleans grain in one process.

Combine harvester बड़ी मशीन है जो एक ही प्रक्रिया में अनाज को काटती, झाड़ती और साफ़ करती है।

  • Punjab farmers use combine harvesters for wheat.

harvester of + crop / harvester + noun

Use of to name the crop a person harvests, or a noun before it for the type of machine.

व्यक्ति कौन-सी फ़सल काटता है, यह बताने के लिए 'of' और मशीन के प्रकार के लिए उससे पहले noun आता है।

  • He is a skilled harvester of tea leaves.
  • A cotton harvester is expensive.

by harvester / with a harvester

Use by for the means of work and with when naming the machine as a tool.

काम के साधन के लिए 'by' और मशीन को औज़ार बताने के लिए 'with' प्रयुक्त होता है।

  • The crop was cut by harvester this year.
  • They cut the wheat with a harvester.
+Collocations 4

adjective + harvester

combinemechanicalmodernautomaticrented

  • Many small farmers rent a mechanical harvester at harvest time.

harvester + verb

cutsbreaks downmoves throughclearsgathers

  • The harvester moved slowly across the golden field.

verb + harvester

drivehirebuyrepairoperate

  • Arjun learnt to operate a harvester on his uncle's farm.

crop + harvester

wheat harvesterrice harvestercotton harvestersugarcane harvesterpotato harvester

  • A sugarcane harvester has made the work much faster.
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  • Before the harvester came, the whole village worked in the fields for days.

Harvester आने से पहले पूरा गाँव कई दिन खेतों में काम करता था।

  • Radhika watched a harvester cut the wheat on the way to her village.

गाँव जाते समय राधिका ने एक harvester को गेहूँ काटते देखा।

  • The government gives a subsidy to farmers who buy a harvester.

सरकार harvester खरीदने वाले किसानों को अनुदान देती है।

  • The harvester broke down in the middle of the field.

Harvester खेत के बीच में खराब हो गया।

  • The tea harvesters pick only the top two leaves and a bud.

चाय तोड़ने वाले मज़दूर केवल ऊपर की दो पत्तियाँ और एक कली तोड़ते हैं।

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These farm machines do different parts of the work.

ये कृषि मशीनें काम के अलग-अलग भाग करती हैं।

harvester

A machine or person that cuts and collects the crop.

फ़सल काटने और इकट्ठा करने वाली मशीन या व्यक्ति।

  • The harvester entered the field.

tractor

A strong vehicle that pulls ploughs and carts; it does not cut crops itself.

मज़बूत वाहन जो हल और गाड़ियाँ खींचता है; वह स्वयं फ़सल नहीं काटता।

  • The tractor pulled a trolley of grain.

thresher

A machine that separates grain from the stalks after cutting.

कटाई के बाद डंठलों से दाने अलग करने वाली मशीन।

  • The thresher was running all night.
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