n. 收获季节的雇工

[ noun ]
spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
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Harvestman \Har"vest*man\ (-man), n.; pl. {Harvestmen} (-men).
1. A man engaged in harvesting. --Shak.

2. (Zo["o]l.) See {Daddy longlegs}, 1.

Daddy longlegs \Dad"dy long"legs`\
1. (Zo["o]l.) An arachnidan of the genus {Phalangium}, and
allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long
legs; -- called also {harvestman}, {carter}, and
{grandfather longlegs}.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A name applied to many species of dipterous
insects of the genus {Tipula}, and allied genera, with
slender bodies, and very long, slender legs; the crane
fly; -- called also {father longlegs}.


Carter \Cart"er\, n.
1. A charioteer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

2. A man who drives a cart; a teamster.

3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any species of {Phalangium}; -- also called
{harvestman}.
(b) A British fish; the whiff.