gatherer

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English gaderere, gaderare, equivalent to gather +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === === Noun === gatherer (plural gatherers) A person who gathers things. A person who primarily gathers in a hunter-gatherer social system. Coordinate terms: hunter; harvester (business) A person who collects rent or taxes. (textiles) An attachment to a sewing machine for making gathers in the cloth. (glassblowing) A worker who collects molten glass on the end of a rod preparatory to blowing. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === regather