GATHERER

collector, gatherer, accumulator

(noun) a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)

gatherer

(noun) a person who gathers; “they were a society of hunters and gatherers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gatherer (plural gatherers)

A person who gathers things.

A person who collects rent or taxes.

(textiles) An attachment to a sewing machine for making gathers in the cloth.

A workman who collects molten glass on the end of a rod preparatory to blowing.

Anagrams

• regather

Source: Wiktionary


Gath"er*er, n.

1. One who gathers or collects.

2. (Sewing Machine)

Definition: An attachment for making gathers in the cloth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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