gleaner

glean

G0146600 (glēn)v. gleaned, glean·ing, gleans v.intr. To gather grain or other produce left behind in a field after harvest.v.tr.1. a. To gather (grain or other produce) left behind after harvest.b. To gather grain or other produce left behind in (a field).2. To collect bit by bit: "records from which historians glean their knowledge" (Kemp Malone). See Synonyms at reap.

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[Middle English glenen, from Old French glener, from Late Latin glennāre, probably of Celtic origin.]

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glean′er n.

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Noun	1.	gleaner - someone who picks up grain left in the field by the harvestersfarm worker, farmhand, field hand, fieldhand - a hired hand on a farm
	2.	gleaner - someone who gathers something in small pieces (e.g. information) slowly and carefullyaccumulator, collector, gatherer - a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)

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