Definition of GATHERER

gatherer

Meanings

Plural: gatherers

Noun

  • a person who gathers
    • "they were a society of hunters and gatherers"
  • a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
  • A person who gathers things.
  • A person who gathers things.
  • A person who primarily gathers in a hunter-gatherer social system.
  • A person who collects rent or taxes.
  • An attachment to a sewing machine for making gathers in the cloth.
  • A worker who collects molten glass on the end of a rod preparatory to blowing.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 12

gatherer is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gatherer is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gatherer is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

gatherer is a valid Words With Friends word