lawnmower
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈlɔːn.məʊ.ə/
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈlɔn.moʊ.ɚ/
  • (cot-caught, Canada) IPA: /ˈlɑn.moʊ.ɚ/
Noun

lawnmower (plural lawnmowers)

  1. A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.
    We replaced our old electric lawnmower with a new cordless one.
    • 1877, Queensland. Dept. of Public Instruction, Report of the Secretary for Public Instruction
      It is only a small school, but this year the committee has expended £105 in reforming the garden, painting the fences, making a tennis court and lawn, purchasing a lawnmower etc.
    • 1912, O. Henry, Rolling Stones
      here was an ordinary man out of the city directory that subscribes for magazines and pushes the lawnmower in his shirt-sleeves of evenings.
  2. A person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns.
    We hired a third lawnmower for the spring and summer.
Translations Translations
  • Russian: газонокоси́льщик



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