noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who gathers things.
2. 2
   a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) wordnet
3. 3
   A person who gathers things.; A person who primarily gathers in a hunter-gatherer social system.
4. 4
   a person who gathers wordnet
5. 5
   A person who collects rent or taxes.

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6. 6
   An attachment to a sewing machine for making gathers in the cloth.
7. 7
   A worker who collects molten glass on the end of a rod preparatory to blowing.

Synonyms

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accumulatorbill collectorcollection agentcollectorcollectorconnoisseur

Antonyms

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hunter

Etymology

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

Related phrases

firewood-gathererhunter-gathererpure gatherersnow-gatherertax gatherer

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