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header

header

4 8.8
A machine that cuts the heads of grain and moves them into a wagon
  • noun
  • /ˈhɛdər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cabezal de cosechadora
  • As the sun set, the header moved swiftly across the field, cutting the wheat and collecting it in the wagon.

Examples

  • The farmer used a header to efficiently harvest the grain crops from the field.

  • During harvest season, many farmers rely on a header to streamline the process of cutting and gathering crops.

  • Joe Junior's first work on a crew was driving a mule team behind a header.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The machines, called headers, traveled slowly through the ripe fields.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The header's revolving reel mechanism swept the grain across a sickle-like mowing blade.

    Fiction book (1993)

Compounds

red-header
6.0

A person with red hair

Surface Forms

header singular
headers plural

Morphology

header = head (transparent) = head + er

Formed from 'head' + the agent/instrument suffix '-er', so the machine that 'heads' grain is directly named for that action.

Etymology

Header comes from head ('top' or the 'head' of a grain) plus the tool ending -er, so it names the machine that cuts off the crop 'heads' and moves them.