# shearer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃɪəɹə/ · frequency rank #30,220

## Definitions
1. A person employed to remove the wool from animals, such as sheep. using shears.
2. A person employed in a roller mill to shear off the uneven side of the hot metal plate.
3. A piece of industrial equipment used to grind up long shafts of coal in underground mines.

## Etymology
From shear + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **sheer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shearer-vs-sheer)
- **shears** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shearer-vs-shears)
- **speaker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shearer-vs-speaker)
- **shelter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shearer-vs-shelter)
- **sweater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shearer-vs-sweater)
- **steamer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shearer-vs-steamer)
- **sneaker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shearer-vs-sneaker)
- **share** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/share-vs-shearer)
- **shear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shear-vs-shearer)
- **shared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shared-vs-shearer)
- **shares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shares-vs-shearer)
- **shaker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-shearer)
- **seater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-shearer)
- **seared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seared-vs-shearer)
- **shaver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaver-vs-shearer)
- **shader** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-shearer)
- **shaper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-shearer)
- **sealer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealer-vs-shearer)
- **Seager** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seager-vs-shearer)
- **sharper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharper-vs-shearer)

## Common misspellings (10)
`hsearer`, `seharer`, `shaerer`, `sheaerr`, `shearerr`, `shearre`, `shearrer`, `sheraer`, `shhearer`, `sshearer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shearer