Segador

Segador is a Spanish noun that designates a person who cuts grass or grain, primarily a mower or harvester. The term is used for someone who harvests crops, often as a seasonal agricultural worker in rural areas. The feminine form is segadora, which in modern Spanish can refer to a female worker or, more commonly, to a mechanical mower. Both uses exist, with segadora as the standard word for the machine in many contexts.

Historically, segadores used manual tools such as the sickle or scythe, performing long, labor-intensive cuts along rows of grain or along pastures. Harvesting methods varied by region and period, ranging from solitary work to small teams organized around families or communities. The figure of the segador has appeared in literature and song as a symbol of rural labor and the cycles of the agricultural year.

Etymology and usage: segador derives from segar, to reap, from Latin secare. The word is primarily used in Spanish-speaking contexts; segadora is common for the machine or for a female worker. In English-language contexts, the closest equivalents are mower or harvester.