[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

gatherer \gath"erer\, n.
   1. one who gathers or collects.
      1913 webster

   2. sewing machine an attachment for making gathers in the
      cloth.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

gatherer
     n 1: a person who gathers; "they were a society of hunters and
          gatherers"
     2: a person who is employed to collect payments as for rent or
        taxes syn: collector, accumulator
see also:
collector accumulator 

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