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German
Etymology
From Middle High German snitære, from Old High German snitāri. By surface analysis, Schnitt + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃnɪtər/,
- Hyphenation: Schnit‧ter
Noun
Schnitter m (strong, genitive Schnitters, plural Schnitter, feminine Schnitterin)
- (dated) reaper (one who harvests with a scythe or sickle)
1901, Hans von Kahlenberg , Der Fremde: Ein Gleichniss:Eine ländliche Ernte auf dem Felde war darauf abgebildet, wie hier schon die Wagen hochbepackt fortfahren, Schnitter und Schnitterinnen Garben bindend, alte Leute und Kinder die Aehren nachlesen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- Grim Reaper
- Synonym: Sensenmann
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