In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
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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