noun

mower

mower, lawnmower

The new mower is much quieter.

The new mower is much quieter.

He pushed the mower across the yard.

He pushed the mower across the yard.

a machine for cutting grass The mower is in the garage.

Synonyms: cutter, trimmer, scythe

From the verb 'mow' plus the agent suffix '-er', indicating a thing that mows.

A 'mower' is a machine that does the 'mowing'. The '-er' suffix often means 'thing that does'.

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