See also: Hayer

English

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Etymology

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hay +‎ -er

Noun

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hayer (plural hayers)

  1. One who cuts hay for animal fodder.
    • 1989, William A. Christian, Person and God in a Spanish Valley, page 31:
      [] the men do the mowing, the women the raking, and with the exception of two villages, the men carry the hay on their backs and load the hay sleds and wagons. Children help with the raking, and carry hot meals from home to the hayers.