1. plural of dethatcher; machines or tools used to remove thatch (dead grass and moss) from lawns
Usage: commonly used in lawn care and gardening contexts
2. plural of dethatcher; people or workers who perform the process of dethatching lawns
Usage: less common than the tool sense

Examples

• The landscaping company invested in several new dethatchers to handle spring lawn maintenance.
• Professional dethatchers can remove years of accumulated thatch in a single day.
• Renting dethatchers is more economical than buying them if you only need them occasionally.
• Modern dethatchers use rotating tines to pull dead grass from the soil.
• The dethatchers worked efficiently across the neighborhood, improving the health of every lawn they treated.