harvestman

[ hahr-vist-muhn ]

noun

, plural har·vest·men.

1. daddy-longlegs ( def 1 ).
2. a person engaged in harvesting.

harvestman

/ ˈhɑːvɪstmən /

noun

1. a person engaged in harvesting
2. Also called (US and Canadian)daddy-longlegs any arachnid of the order Opiliones (or Phalangida ), having a small rounded body and very long thin legs

Word History and Origins

Origin of harvestman¹

1400–50; late Middle English. See harvest, man

Example Sentences

These included familiar ones we'd recognize, such as spiders, harvestmen and scorpions -- as well exotic animals that now occur in warmer regions like whip spiders and whip scorpions.

From Science Daily

Daddy longlegs, the group of splendidly leggy arachnids also known as harvestmen, have been thought to have just two eyes.

From New York Times

The team also revealed a treasure trove of underground species, including blind spiders, blind harvestman, and a whip scorpion, all new to science, in a previously unexplored cave system.

From Science Daily

The mix includes bigger spiders, as well as harvestmen.

From Seattle Times

The harvestman makes its way through the mossy woodland on eight spindly legs, delicate tentpoles supporting a plump body with two tiny eyes.

From New York Times