gatherer

Everyday

1. A person or animal that collects things, such as food, information or people. tree →
2. Hunter-gatherers: people who live by hunting animals and collecting wild plants, nuts and berries instead of farming. tree →

In the lessons

In history lessons, Stone Age people were hunter-gatherers before farming began. In geography, a few groups still live partly this way today. In everyday life, a gatherer collects things, for example a news gatherer or a berry gatherer. Phrases: hunter-gatherers, data gatherer.

Examples

• Stone Age people were hunter-gatherers. tree →
• Hunter-gatherers moved from place to place to find food. tree →
• The honey gatherer climbed the tall tree. tree →
• In our group, I was the information gatherer. tree →
• Squirrels are busy gatherers of nuts in autumn. tree →
• The gatherers came back with baskets of berries. tree →

Note

Countable. From gather (to collect). Hunter-gatherers did not farm or keep crops.

In Jewish tradition

A person who picks the harvest. In these verses it means one who picks grapes in the vineyard.

Interpretation. The prophets use the picture of grape-gatherers who leave a few grapes. Even so, enemies will leave Israel less than that, and a "remnant" is all that is left.

Examples

• If grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? (Prophets OBA.1.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• If grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, would they not destroy till they had enough? (Prophets JER.49.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thus saith the LORD of hosts: They shall thoroughly glean as a vine the remnant of Israel; turn again thy hand as a grape-gatherer upon the shoots. (Prophets JER.6.9, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable. From gather (to collect). Hunter-gatherers did not farm or keep crops.