"scherer" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɛːrər(ə)/ Forms: schereris [plural], sherer [alternative], sherar [alternative]
Etymology: From scheren + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|scheren|-ere|id2=agentive|pos2=suffix forming agent nouns}} scheren + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} scherer, {{enm-noun|schereris}} scherer (plural schereris)
  1. (rare) A harvester; a person who reaps crops. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-scherer-enm-noun-rLU0LLR~ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Agriculture, Occupations Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 66 17 17 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive): 52 24 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 13 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 9 9 Disambiguation of Agriculture: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Occupations: 60 21 19
  2. (rare) A sheep-shearer; one who cuts sheep's wool. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-scherer-enm-noun-DJr4oovE
  3. (rare) A haircutter; one who cuts people's hair. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-scherer-enm-noun-FUfiHLSs Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 19 20 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Livestock Disambiguation of Livestock: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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