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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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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