gatherer

gath·er

G0059300 (găth′ər)v. gath·ered, gath·er·ing, gath·ers v.tr.1. a. To collect from different places; assemble: gather the pieces of a puzzle; gather information.b. To cause to come together; convene: The teacher gathered the students around the exhibit.c. To draw (something or someone) closer to oneself: gathered the shawl about my shoulders; gathered the child in her arms.d. To draw into small folds or puckers, as by pulling a thread through cloth.e. To contract and wrinkle (the brow).2. To harvest or pick: gather crops; gather mushrooms.3. To conclude or infer, as from evidence: I gather a decision has not been reached.4. To summon up; muster: gathered up his courage.5. a. To accumulate (something) gradually; amass: The top of the bookshelf gathered dust.b. To attract or be the center of attraction for: The jugglers gathered a large crowd.6. To gain by a process of gradual increase: gather speed.7. To pick up or collect (molten glass) using a tool in glass blowing.v.intr.1. To come together in a group; assemble: A crowd gathered in the lobby.2. To accumulate: Dark clouds are gathering.3. To grow or increase by degrees: The truck's speed gathered on the downslope.4. To come to a head, as a boil; fester.5. To forage for wild foodstuffs.n.1. The act or an instance of gathering.2. Something gathered, especially:a. A small fold or pucker made by gathering cloth.b. A mass of molten glass collected on the end of a blowpipe or other glass-blowing tool.

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[Middle English getheren, gaderen, from Old English gadrian; see ghedh- in Indo-European roots.]

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gath′er·er n.Synonyms: gather, collect¹, assemble, congregate, accumulate, amass
These verbs mean to bring or come together in a group or aggregate. Gather is the most widely applicable: I gathered sticks for the fire. Clouds gathered in the evening sky. Collect frequently refers to the careful selection of like or related things that become part of an organized whole: She collects stamps as a hobby. In other contexts, collect suggests the gradual process by which similar items or materials come together to form a distinct mass: Dust collected on the shelves. Leaves collected in the gutter. Assemble implies a definite and usually close relationship. With respect to persons, the term suggests convening out of common interest or purpose: Assembling an able staff was more difficult than expected. The reporters assembled for the press conference. With respect to things, assemble implies gathering and fitting together components: The curator is assembling an interesting exhibit of Stone Age artifacts. Congregate refers chiefly to the coming together of a large number of persons or animals: The students congregated after class to compare notes. Accumulate applies to the increase of like or related things over an extended period: They accumulated enough capital to invest. Old newspapers accumulated in the basement. Amass refers to the collection or accumulation of things, often valuable things, to form an imposing quantity: Their families had amassed great fortunes. Rocks had amassed at the bottom of the glacier. See Also Synonyms at reap.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gatherer - a person who gathers; "they were a society of hunters and gatherers"individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	2.	gatherer - a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)accumulator, collectorworker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"conductor - the person who collects fares on a public conveyancegleaner - someone who gathers something in small pieces (e.g. information) slowly and carefullyrent collector - a person who goes from house to house collecting rents for the ownerrevenue enhancement, tax, taxation - charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

Translations

cueilleurabbinatriceнаборщиксобиратель