haymower

English

Etymology

From hay +‎ mower.

Noun

haymower (plural haymowers)

1. A person who cuts grass to make hay, especially using a traditional scythe.
   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 41:

     Early next morning the gudewife took a scythe on her shoulder, and went out in the fields with the hay-mowers to mow.

2. A mechanical device for cutting grass to make hay.