Synonyms for gatherer


Grammar : Noun
Spell : gath-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgæð ər

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Définition of gatherer

Origin :
  • c.1200, agent noun from gather.
  • As in collector : noun one who collects specimens
  • As in packrat : noun hoarder
  • As in pack rat : noun someone that hoards objects
Example sentences :
  • Thou knowest, also, amigo Rafael, that I have been a gatherer of curios.
  • Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry
  • Oh, might she but see him return to the Gatherer of the wandering sheep!
  • Extract from : « Frank Oldfield » by T.P. Wilson
  • But now comes in the duty of the "gatherer," the third man of the group.
  • Extract from : « The Indians of the Painted Desert Region » by George Wharton James
  • One of the prophets said he was "a gatherer of sycamore fruit."
  • Extract from : « Letters from Palestine » by J. D. Paxton
  • The appearance of the "Gatherer" aroused attention in Christian circles.
  • Extract from : « History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6) » by Heinrich Graetz
  • Your money is not your own; you are only the gatherer for some other person.
  • Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III » by Various
  • By and by came a gatherer of herbs, and cut the green leaves from the plant.
  • Extract from : « The Silver Crown » by Laura E. Richards
  • Pocahontas recognized old Wansutis, a gatherer of herbs and roots.
  • Extract from : « The Princess Pocahontas » by Virginia Watson
  • Quick as a flash a "gatherer" snatched him up and twirled him around his arm.
  • Extract from : « I Married a Ranger » by Dama Margaret Smith
  • A newer development of this machine does away with the gatherer.
  • Extract from : « How To Write Special Feature Articles » by Willard Grosvenor Bleyer
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