sheep shearer
Flock's barber essentially
A sheep shearer is a person who cuts wool from sheep, typically as seasonal work on farms and ranches.
The job requires skill to remove the fleece efficiently without injuring the animal.
The sheep shearers moved from station to station during shearing season.
- woolSheared animal fiber
- fleeceWool still on sheep
- clippersHandheld cutting implements
- bladesSharp flat cutting parts
- flockAnimals gathered together
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- farm workersfarmer, farmworker, hired hand, field hand, farm laborer
- farmworkersfarmhand, farmworker, farm laborer, field hand, farm hand
- rural jobsfarmer, rancher, farmhand, cowherd, dairyman
- farmhandsfarmhand, field hand, ranch hand, barn hand, stable hand
- peddlerspeddler, hawker, vendor, street vendor, pushcart
wool production role
sheep shearershepherd
One who tends flocks
sheep farmer · weaver · stockman · drover
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