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Definition: Gatherer |
GathererNoun1. 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). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "gatherer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Food & Agriculture | Any person or legal entity who collects live bivalve molluscs by any means from a harvesting area for the purpose of treatment and placing on the market. Source: European Union. (references) |
Occupations | Dips punty (metal rod used to gather molten glass) or blowpipe into tank furnace to gather gob (lump) of molten glass for further processing: Reads product specifications to determine size of gob of molten glass to be gathered. Immerses head of punty or blowpipe into molten glass in furnace and turns punty or blowpipe to gather gob of molten glass. Twirls punty or blowpipe and blows through blowpipe to maintain gob of molten glass in globular form. Hands punty to PRESSER (glass mfg.) 575.685-074 or blowpipe to GLASS BLOWER (glass mfg.) 772.381-022 for further processing. May twirl gob of molten glass in container of alkali solution or in cavity of wet wooden block to form thin skin on gob of molten glass to prevent punctures in glassware during pressing or blowing. May hold punty in mold while PRESSER (glass mfg.) cuts off required amount of glass. May make head of punty from clay. May reheat gob to retain shape and temperature. (references) |
| Operates sewing machine equipped with shirring attachment to shorten or decorate edges of material with gathers or puckers for use in fabricating articles, such as buffing wheels, curtains and tie-backs, casket interiors, hats and caps, and decorative folds in fabrics for garment trimmings: Turns screws to adjust tension of thread, length of stitch, and spacing and width of shirred runnings. Presses knee control to raise gathering device, positions edge of material beneath needle, and lowers gathering device onto material. Trims excess thread and material from shirred material, using scissors or knife-blade attachment. Performs duties as described under SEWING-MACHINE OPERATOR, REGULAR EQUIPMENT (any industry) Master Title. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: GathererSynonyms: accumulator (n), collector (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Assemblage | Collector, gatherer; whip, whipper in. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Gatherer |
| English words defined with "gatherer": Codder ♦ Nutter. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "gatherer": IRISH-MOSS BLEACHER. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "gatherer": Codder. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Consumer Goods | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Coal gatherer at Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania. He receives ten cents per 100 pounds and makes between one and two dollars a day. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "Gatherer" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 88.24% of the time. "Gatherer" is used about 17 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 88.24% | 15 | 90,616 |
| Noun (proper) | 11.76% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 17 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "gatherer". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Shitrai | N/A | Biblical | Gatherer of money |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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Expressions using "gatherer": mushroom gatherer ♦ Toll gatherer. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "gatherer": gatherer-hunter. | |
Ending with "gatherer": fern-gatherer, hunter-gatherer, saffron-gatherer, tax-gatherer. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
hunter gatherer | 28 |
gatherer hunter society | 6 |
thread gatherer | 5 |
gatherer | 4 |
diet gatherer hunter | 4 |
nut gatherer | 3 |
gatherer hunter theory | 3 |
adhd gatherer hunter | 3 |
event gatherer log | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "gatherer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Bulgarian | човек който събира (exactor), книговезец който събира коли, берач (picker), бирник (collector, tax collector). (various references) | |
Danish | samler (colater), pibeanfanger, anfanger. (various references) | |
Dutch | verzamelaar (accumulator), vergaarster (colater), vergaarder (colater), uithaler, kuier, aanvanger. (various references) | |
Finnish | aloittaja. (various references) | |
French | cueilleur. (various references) | |
German | sammler (accumulator, collector, collectors, picker). (various references) | |
Greek | απολήπτης (take-out). (various references) | |
Hebrew | לקטן (collector). (various references) | |
Italian | portatore-fornitore, pallinaio, levavetro, collettore (collector), alimentatore (power pack), addetto alla distesa (colater). (various references) | |
Manx | teiyder (chooser, constituent, picker, selector, voter), chymseyder (accumulator), chagleyder (accumulator, collector). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | atherergay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | dispositivo de transporte e de alimentação, colhedor de vidro, colhedor (laniard, lanyard, picker), alçador (colater). (various references) | |
Romanian | strângãtor (accumulative, acquisitive, collector, economical, parsimonious, provident, sparing, stretcher), colector (accumulator, collecting, collector, manifold), adunãtor (accumulative, collector, economical). (various references) | |
Russian | собиратель. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | skupljač (accumulator, collector, compiler, gleaner). (various references) | |
Spanish | ensamblador (assembler, joiner), alimentador colector. (various references) | |
Swedish | anfångare (glass receiver, scoop, trough). (various references) | |
Thai | ผู้รวบรวม. (various references) | |
Turkish | tarım işçisi (agricultural laborer, agricultural labourer), koleksiyoncu (collector, gleaner). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Amos Chapter 7, Verse 14 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai apekriqh amwV kai eipen proV amasian ouk hmhn profhthV egw oude uioV profhtou all' h aipoloV hmhn kai knizwn sukamina |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et respondit Amos et dixit ad Amasiam non sum propheta et non sum filius prophetae sed armentarius ego sum vellicans sycomoros |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And Amos answerde, and saide to Amasye, Y am not a prophete, Y am not the sone of a prophete; but a neet heerde Y am, drawinge vp sycomoris. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruit: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Then Amos in answer said to Amaziah, I am no prophet, or one of the sons of the prophets; I am a herdman and one who takes care of sycamore-trees: |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Amos Chapter 7, Verse 14 |
| Albanian | Atëherë Amosi u përgjigj dhe i tha Amatsiahut: "Unë nuk isha profet as bir profeti, por isha bari dhe rrisja fiq egjipti. |
| Bulgarian | [] |
| Cebuano | Unya mitubag si Amos, ug miingon kang Amasias: Ako dili manalagna, ni anak nga lalake sa manalagna ako; ako hinoon bakero, ug usa ka magaatiman sa mga kahoyng sicomoro: |
| Croatian | "Nisam bio prorok ni proroèki sin" - odgovori Amos Amasji - "bio sam stoèar i gajio sam divlje smokve: |
| Danish | Amos svarede Amazja: "Jeg er hverken Profet eller Profetlærling: jeg er Fårehyrde og avler Morbærfigen; |
| Dutch | Toen antwoordde Amos, en zeide tot Amazia: Ik was geen profeet, en ik was geen profetenzoon; maar ik was een ossenherder, en las wilde vijgen af. |
| Finnish | Niin Aamos vastasi ja sanoi Amasjalle: "En minä ole profeetta enkä profeetanoppilas, vaan minä olen paimen ja metsäviikunapuiden viljelijä. |
| French | Amos répondit Amatsia: Je ne suis ni prophète, ni fils de prophète; mais je suis berger, et je cultive des sycomores. |
| German | Amos antwortete und sprach zu Amazja: Ich bin kein Prophet, auch keines Propheten Sohn, sondern ich bin ein Hirt, der Maulbeeren abliest; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Amos menjawab, "Aku bukan nabi karena jabatan. Sebenarnya aku peternak dan pemetik buah ara. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka sahut Amos, katanya kepada Amasya: Bahwa bukannya aku ini nabi dan bukannya aku ini anak nabi, melainkan aku ini seorang gembala dan aku memungut buah ara hutan. |
| Italian | Amos rispose ad Amasia: ero un pastore e raccoglitore di sicomori; |
| Maori | Na ka whakahoki a Amoho, ka mea ki a Amatia, Ehara ahau i te poropiti, ehara ano i te tama na te poropiti; engari he kaitiaki kahui ahau, he kaikikini hikamora: |
| Norwegian | Da svarte Amos Amasja således: Jeg er ikke nogen profet, heller ikke disippel av nogen profet; jeg er bare en fehyrde, som sanker frukten av morbærtreet. |
| Rumanian | Amos a rqspuns lui Amayia: ,,Eu nu sknt nici prooroc, nici fiu de prooroc; ci sknt pqstor, wi strkngqtor de smochine de Egipt. |
| Swedish | Då svarade Amos och sade till Amasja: "Jag är varken en profet eller en profetlärljunge, jag är en boskapsherde, som lever av mullbärsfikon. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "gatherer": gatherers. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "gatherer": woolgatherer. (additional references) | |
Words containing "gatherer": woolgatherers. (additional references) | |
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"Gatherer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: catherer, Gadhara, Gasthofe, gatheri, Gatherley, gatheror, Gathorne. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "gatherer" (pronounced 'Gath"er*er'): Abaiser, Abandoner, Abaser, Abater, Abhorrer, Abider, Abjurer, Abolisher, Abridger, Absconder, Absenter, Absolver, Absorber, Abstainer, Abstracter, Abuser, Abutter, Acater, Acceder, Accelerometer, Accepter, Accipenser, Accipiter, Acclaimer, Accompanier, Accomplisher, Accorder, Accruer, Accumber, Accuser, Acetifier, Acetimeter, Acetometer, Achiever, Acidifier, Acidimeter, Acipenser, Acknowledger, Acoumeter, Acquirer, Acquitter, Acroter, Actinometer, Adducer, Adelaster, Adherer, Adjudger, Adjurer, Adjuster, Admeasurer. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: regather. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-g-h-r-r-t" | |
-1 letter: greater, regrate. | |
-2 letters: aether, ergate, garret, garter, gather, grater, hearer, heater, hereat, rather, regear, regret, rehear, reheat, retear, tearer, terrae. | |
-3 letters: agree, arete, eager, eagre, earth, eater, egret, ether, garth, gerah, grate, great, greet, hater, heart, ragee, rater, rathe, retag, targe, tarre, terga, terra, there, three. | |
-4 letters: agee, ager, eath, eger, gate, gear, geta. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-g-h-r-r-t" | |
+1 letter: gatherers, regathers. | |
+2 letters: foregather, greenheart, regathered. | |
+3 letters: foregathers, forgathered, greenhearts, heterograft, regathering, rethreading, slaughterer, stereograph, telegrapher, theatergoer. | |
+4 letters: airfreighted, ethnographer, foregathered, greathearted, heartrending, heterografts, interchanger, largehearted, petrographer, preslaughter, rechartering, slaughterers, stenographer, stereographs, stereography, straightener, telegraphers, theatergoers, woolgatherer. | |
+5 letters: countercharge, ethnographers, foregathering, grandfathered, heartbreaking, interchangers, overbreathing, petrographers, petrographies, photoengraver, stenographers, stereographed, stereographic, straighteners, woolgatherers. | |
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