gatherer (n.)

c. 1200, agent noun from gather.

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Old English gadrian, gædrian "unite, agree, assemble; gather, collect, store up" (transitive and intransitive), used of flowers, thoughts, persons; from Proto-Germanic *gaduron "come or bring together, unite" (source also of Old English gæd "fellowship, companionship," gædeling "companion;" Middle Low German gadderen; Old Frisian gaderia; Dutch gaderen "to gather," gade "spouse;" German Gatte "husband;" Gothic gadiliggs), perhaps from PIE *ghedh- "to unite, join" (see good (adj.)). Change of spelling from -d- to -th- is 1500s, reflecting earlier change in pronunciation (as in father). Related: Gathered; gathering.

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Definitions of gatherer

gatherer (n.)

a person who gathers;

they were a society of hunters and gatherers

gatherer (n.)

a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes);

Synonyms: collector / accumulator

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