Gatherer
/ˈɡæð.ər.ər/noun
A person or thing that gathers, collects, or assembles.
Did you know?Gatherer comes from the same ancient root as English gather and is ultimately linked to a Proto-Indo-European base meaning “to hold” or “to possess,” the kind of root that turns collection into control.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʰedʰ-
“to hold, seize, or possess”
Old English
OE
gaderian
“to gather, assemble, collect”
Middle English
ME
gaderen
“to collect together; bring into one place”
14th Century
English
gatherer
“one who gathers or collects”
Modern English
English
gatherer
“a person or thing that gathers”