combine harvester

noun
UK /ˈkɒmbaɪn ˌhɑːvɪstə/
US /ˈkɑːmbaɪn ˌhɑːrvɪstər/

A big machine that cuts and collects crops like wheat from the field.

The combine harvester moved slowly across the golden field, cutting the wheat.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A person or thing that combines things together.

The event was a combine harvester of music and art.

3. A machine that both reaps and threshes grain in one pass.

Modern combine harvesters can process many acres in a day.

4. In gaming, a character or tool that gathers resources efficiently.

He built a combine harvester unit to speed up farming in the game.