Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gleaner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: glean-er
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who gleans.

noun

A person who focuses on self-improvement while in prison.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Gleaners read, pursue formal education, may learn a trade through vocational education programs or job training, […]"
"Release and renewal of life on the outside are the dominant concerns of time-doers and gleaners. Even jailers, although they tend to make prison life their central concern, are cognizant that they will return to the outside community."

Etymology

From Middle English glenar, glenere, equivalent to glean + -er.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: glenar
Suffix: glean

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

gleaners (plural)

Phrases

cinnamon-rumped foliage-gleaner foliage-gleaner

Questions

What does gleaner mean?: One who gleans.
Where does gleaner come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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