Gatherer
noun
A person or animal that collects or obtains things, especially plants or other natural resources, for food or other uses.
Our ancestors were hunter-gatherers who lived in the wild.
Often appears as...
- hunter-gatherer
- food gatherer
noun
In computing, a tool or program which collects specific types of data from different sources.
A web gatherer retrieves information from various websites to provide relevant search results.
Often appears as...
- web gatherer
- data gatherer
noun
In the game of Magic: The Gathering, a website where players can find up-to-date card information.
You can search for new cards on Gatherer.
Often appears as...
- gatherer website
- gatherer tool
Usage tips
Informal
Technical
noun
A person or animal that collects or obtains things, especially plants or other natural resources, for food or other uses.
Our ancestors were hunter-gatherers who lived in the wild.
Often appears as...
- hunter-gatherer
- food gatherer
noun
In computing, a tool or program which collects specific types of data from different sources.
A web gatherer retrieves information from various websites to provide relevant search results.
Often appears as...
- web gatherer
- data gatherer
noun
In the game of Magic: The Gathering, a website where players can find up-to-date card information.
You can search for new cards on Gatherer.
Often appears as...
- gatherer website
- gatherer tool
Usage tips
Informal
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Initially used to describe early humans who collected food, understanding this historical aspect adds depth.
Our forefathers were skilled gatherers, relying on the forest's bounty.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Food
While often about collecting food, 'gatherer' can also refer to gathering other items like firewood or materials.
She was the camp's dedicated firewood gatherer.
Pro Tip 3/3Implication of Simplicity
Act of gathering often suggests simple, perhaps primitive methods, not complex ones.
As a gatherer, he valued the simple act of picking wild berries.
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Robert Wright: The...
it has given people an intuitive appreciation of the golden rule. I don't quite mean that the golden rule itself is written in our genes, but you can go to a hunter gatherer society that has had no exposure to any of the great religious traditions, no exposure to ethical philosophy,
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From Farm to Table PIPE Nat...
whatnot grow 30% of the world's food hunter/gatherer still take in 12.5 percent an urban urban farmers still grow seven hampers in the food so that story that we are used to that large industrial agriculture is the only way to feed the planet at least isn't true
Video examples
Robert Wright: The...
it has given people an intuitive appreciation of the golden rule. I don't quite mean that the golden rule itself is written in our genes, but you can go to a hunter gatherer society that has had no exposure to any of the great religious traditions, no exposure to ethical philosophy,
Video examples
From Farm to Table PIPE Nat...
whatnot grow 30% of the world's food hunter/gatherer still take in 12.5 percent an urban urban farmers still grow seven hampers in the food so that story that we are used to that large industrial agriculture is the only way to feed the planet at least isn't true
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Quote examples
Megyn Kelly
American Journalist
I felt the call to this industry because I enjoy broadcast journalism. I'm steeped in the news because I enjoy the news - I like reading papers; I like reading the blogs. I love talking to newsmakers and pundits, for that matter, about their opinions. I'm an information gatherer by nature, so that's what attracted me about this industry.
Quote examples
Megyn Kelly
American Journalist
I'm steeped in the news because I enjoy the news - I like reading papers, I like reading the blogs, I love talking to newsmakers and pundits, for that matter, about their opinions. I'm an information gatherer by nature, so that's what attracted me about this industry.
Quote examples
Goldie Hawn
American Actress
Men are different than women, and men live with - with some very difficult obstacles. I mean, a man, basically, in his true nature, is to spread his seed, and a woman is a gatherer, and that's kind of the way we're - our limbic system is set up, you know.
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Sandra Cisneros
American Author
I spent my thirties living out of boxes and moving every six months to a year. It was my cloud period: I just wandered like a cloud for ten years, following the food supply. I was a hunter, gatherer, an academic migrant.
Quote examples
Megyn Kelly
American Journalist
I felt the call to this industry because I enjoy broadcast journalism. I'm steeped in the news because I enjoy the news - I like reading papers; I like reading the blogs. I love talking to newsmakers and pundits, for that matter, about their opinions. I'm an information gatherer by nature, so that's what attracted me about this industry.
Quote examples
Megyn Kelly
American Journalist
I'm steeped in the news because I enjoy the news - I like reading papers, I like reading the blogs, I love talking to newsmakers and pundits, for that matter, about their opinions. I'm an information gatherer by nature, so that's what attracted me about this industry.
Quote examples
Goldie Hawn
American Actress
Men are different than women, and men live with - with some very difficult obstacles. I mean, a man, basically, in his true nature, is to spread his seed, and a woman is a gatherer, and that's kind of the way we're - our limbic system is set up, you know.
Quote examples
Sandra Cisneros
American Author
I spent my thirties living out of boxes and moving every six months to a year. It was my cloud period: I just wandered like a cloud for ten years, following the food supply. I was a hunter, gatherer, an academic migrant.
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