# gatherer

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #38,411

## Definitions
1. A person who gathers things.
2. A person who gathers things.
3. A person who collects rent or taxes.
4. An attachment to a sewing machine for making gathers in the cloth.
5. A worker who collects molten glass on the end of a rod preparatory to blowing.

## Etymology
From Middle English gaderere, gaderare, equivalent to gather + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **gather** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gather-vs-gatherer)
- **gathered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gathered-vs-gatherer)

## Common misspellings (12)
`agtherer`, `gahterer`, `gatehrer`, `gatheerr`, `gathererr`, `gatherre`, `gatherrer`, `gathherer`, `gathreer`, `gattherer`, `ggatherer`, `gtaherer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gatherer