leaf cutter
/ˈliːfˌkʌtər/
noun
- A person or machine that cuts leaves, especially in gardening or landscaping.
- My neighbor uses a leaf-cutter to keep his garden tidy.
- The old leaf-cutter in the shed still works perfectly for pruning.
- The leaf-cutter trimmed the overgrown branches in the park.
- A type of ant (leaf-cutter ant) that cuts and carries pieces of leaves to grow fungus for food.
- A leaf-cutter ant can carry a piece of leaf many times its own weight.
- We watched a line of leaf-cutters marching across the trail.
- Leaf-cutters are fascinating because they farm their own food.