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gatherer

[ gath-er-er ]

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noun

a person or thing that collects, brings together, or accumulates:
The artist acts as both gatherer and creator, collecting vintage artifacts and orchestrating them into open-ended narratives.
The data gatherers are to inquire about product safety, potential drug interactions, cost, and efficacy.
a person who comes together with others:
In Black churches throughout the South, gatherers celebrated “Watch Night” on December 31, 1862, counting down to the moment when the Emancipation Proclamation would take effect.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gatherer¹

gather ( def ) + -er ¹( def )

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Example Sentences

The study also highlights the importance of egalitarianism, respect for individual autonomy and extensive sharing in shaping how cultural knowledge is passed down among hunter gatherers.

From Science Daily

For thousands of years, humans lived as hunters and gatherers who formed small groups with people they trusted, Murthy said.

From Seattle Times

They also found indicators that suggest fraud related to the petition sheets that at least 18 signature gatherers for Rogers submitted 12,300 signatures between them.

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DNA analysis shows the animal dined with prehistoric hunter gatherers and was part of the inner circle of the camp.

From BBC

"Modern urban life is evolutionarily novel — we were hunter gatherers for 99% of human history. The sedentary lifestyle we live today is very different from the rest of the human past."

From Salon

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