According to Medscape, plastic surgeons who were employed by private practices reported the lowest median earnings in 2011, about $250,000 a year. Partners in private practices, however, reported median income of more than $400,000 a year, as did plastic surgeons working as independent contractors. Employees of academic institutions and hospitals reported median income of about $270,000 per year.
harÂ·vestÂ·er. Use harvester in a sentence. a person who gathers in a crop of grain, fruit, etc. any of various farm machines for harvesting crops.
Harvesters for combines are subdivided into platform and screw types. Platform harvesters are used for crops with long stalks. The platform of such a harvester is equipped with a belt or chain-and-cleat conveyor; the conveyor mechanism of a screw harvester is a screw.