# combine harvester

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɑmˌbaɪn ˈhɑɹvəstəɹ/

## Definitions
1. A farm machine that harvests, threshes, and winnows ripe grain.

## Etymology
So called because it is a single harvester that manages to combine several machines into one, doing several jobs: a reaper component doing the reaping, a thresher component doing the threshing, and a winnower component doing the winnowing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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