Can we use "lawn-mower" in the following way?
A: What time is the lawn-mower due?
B: He said he'd be here at nine.
A: What time is the lawn-mower due?
B: He said he'd be here at nine.
lawn-mower (man)
During wintry weather the lawn is not getting mowed.
Put your question again next summer. OK ?
Cheers. Claude.
Put your question again next summer. OK ?
Cheers. Claude.
A lawnmower is the machine that is used to mow the lawn. The person operating it is called a lawnmower man, woman, or person (or operator).
Mxsmanic is correct but consider "dishwasher".
http://www.dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=44979&dict=CALD
http://www.dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=22344&dict=CALD
Claude,
Perhaps M56 lives in the Southern Hemisphere.
http://www.dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=44979&dict=CALD
http://www.dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=22344&dict=CALD
Claude,
Perhaps M56 lives in the Southern Hemisphere.
<consider "dishwasher".>
And others.
<<A lawnmower is the machine that is used to mow the lawn. The person operating it is called a lawnmower man, woman, or person (or operator). >>
Mixmanic, did you see the hyphen (lawn-mower)?
And others.
<<A lawnmower is the machine that is used to mow the lawn. The person operating it is called a lawnmower man, woman, or person (or operator). >>
Mixmanic, did you see the hyphen (lawn-mower)?
<The person operating it is called a lawnmower man, woman, or person>
Could that also be used to refer to a person who repairs and/or sells lawnmowers?
Could that also be used to refer to a person who repairs and/or sells lawnmowers?
<<Could that also be used to refer to a person who repairs and/or sells lawnmowers?>>
Perhaps. I think I'd say "lawnmower mechanic" and "lawnmower seller" in those cases.
Perhaps. I think I'd say "lawnmower mechanic" and "lawnmower seller" in those cases.
I would call the person who mows the lawns as:
*Lawnman or
*Grounds keeper
*Lawnman or
*Grounds keeper