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gatherer.

A person who gathers things.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A person who gathers things.

  2. A person who gathers things. A person who primarily gathers in a hunter-gatherer social system.

  3. A person who collects rent or taxes.

  4. An attachment to a sewing machine for making gathers in the cloth.

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

Where this word comes from

From Middle English gaderere, gaderare, equivalent to gather + -er.

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