Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for harvester.
Definitions

harvester

[hahr-vuh-ster] / ˈhɑr və stər /
NOUN
farmer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
grower laborer peasant producer rancher
STRONG
Reaper agriculturalist agriculturist agronomist breeder clodhopper cob cropper cultivator feeder gardener gleaner homesteader horticulturist planter plower sharecropper sower tender tiller villein
WEAK
country person grazer hired hand

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The cone ants used their tongue-like mouthparts to lick the harvester ants' bodies, even reaching inside their open jaws.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

When finished, the harvester ant would shake the smaller ants off, sometimes so forcefully that she flipped onto her back before quickly moving away.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

"The potentially dangerous harvester ants even permit the visitors to groom between their open jaws."

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

The ants seized last year were giant African harvester ants, which KWS said were ecologically important, noting that their removal from the ecosystem could disrupt soil health and biodiversity.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

A plume of dust rose from the back of Ton-Ton’s harvester.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer