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shearer vs shear

shear vs shearer

shearer and shear both are nouns.

shearer is not a verb while shear is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shearer Yes No No No
shear Yes No Yes No
shearer (noun) shear (noun)
a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other animals a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
shearer (verb) shear (verb)
become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
cut with shears
cut or cut through with shears
shear the wool from
Difference between shearer and shear

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