1. a person who harvests crops
2. a long-legged arachnid that resembles a spider but has a compact oval body
Usage: also called daddy longlegs

Examples

• The harvestman worked from dawn to dusk gathering wheat.
• Seasonal harvestmen arrived at the farm in late summer.
• A harvestman scurried across the garden path on its thin legs.
• Unlike spiders, harvestmen cannot produce silk or venom.
• The harvestman’s body appeared as a small oval with extremely long legs.
• Children often mistake harvestmen for dangerous spiders.
• The old harvestman shared stories of working the fields for decades.