Gatherer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gatherer \Gath"er*er\, n.
     1. One who gathers or collects.
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     2. (Sewing Machine) An attachment for making gathers in the
        cloth.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gatherer
       n 1: a person who gathers; "they were a society of hunters and
            gatherers"
       2: a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or
          taxes) [syn: {collector}, {accumulator}]