gatherer
English
Etymology
From Middle English gaderere, gaderare, equivalent to gather + -er.
Pronunciation
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Noun
gatherer (plural gatherers)
- A person who gathers things.
- A person who primarily gathers in a hunter-gatherer social system.
- (business) A person who collects rent or taxes.
- (textiles) An attachment to a sewing machine for making gathers in the cloth.
- (glassblowing) A worker who collects molten glass on the end of a rod preparatory to blowing.
Derived terms
Translations
person who gathers things
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person who collects rent or taxes
textiles: attachment to a sewing machine