"woolshearer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: woolshearers [plural]
Etymology: From wool + shearer. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wool|shearer}} wool + shearer Head templates: {{en-noun}} woolshearer (plural woolshearers)
  1. A person employed to shear animals to obtain wool.
    Sense id: en-woolshearer-en-noun-8RnYfiyS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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