Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shearer

3 senses of shearer

Sense 1
Shearer, Moira Shearer -- (Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926))
       INSTANCE OF=> dancer, professional dancer, terpsichorean -- (a performer who dances professionally)
       INSTANCE OF=> actress -- (a female actor)

Sense 2
shearer -- (a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles)
       => workman, workingman, working man, working person -- (an employee who performs manual or industrial labor)

Sense 3
shearer -- (a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other animals)
       => skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman -- (a worker who has acquired special skills)