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gatherer

/ɡˈæðɚɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
gath-er-er
IPA
/ɡˈæðɚɚ/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who gathers things.

noun

A person who gathers things.

noun

A person who collects rent or taxes.

noun

An attachment to a sewing machine for making gathers in the cloth.

noun

A worker who collects molten glass on the end of a rod preparatory to blowing.

Etymology

From Middle English gaderere, gaderare, equivalent to gather + -er.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

gatherers (plural)

Derived Forms

newsgatherer taxgatherer tollgatherer

Phrases

firewood-gatherer hunter-gatherer pure gatherer snow-gatherer tax gatherer

Frequently Paired Words

hunter harvester

Synonyms

collector accumulator

Questions

How do you pronounce gatherer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈæðɚɚ/.
What does gatherer mean?
A person who gathers things.
Where does gatherer come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce gatherer

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