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glean·er
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Princeton's WordNet
gleanernoun
someone who picks up grain left in the field by the harvesters
gleanernoun
someone who gathers something in small pieces (e.g. information) slowly and carefully
Wiktionary
gleanernoun
One who gleans.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Gleanernoun
Etymology: from glean.
For still the world prevail’d, and its dread laugh,
Which scarce the firm philosopher can scorn,
Should his heart own a gleaner in the field. James Thomson, Autumn.An ordinary coffee-house gleaner of the city is an arrant statesman, and as much superior to him, as a man conversant about the court is to a shopkeeper. John Locke.
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Gleaner
Gleaner(Noun)- A highly resourceful individual that utilizes crops and resources left behind by people who squander them.
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gleaner
A gleaner is a person or entity that gathers leftover produce or resources, often from fields after the primary harvest has taken place. This term is historically used to refer to individuals that collect leftover crops from farmer's fields to prevent waste and utilize what is still valuable. Nowadays, the concept can also be extended to refer to anyone who collects or gathers something little by little or in a careful way, from information to material resources.
Webster Dictionary
Gleanernoun
one who gathers after reapers
Gleanernoun
one who gathers slowly with labor
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gleaner in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gleaner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of gleaner in a Sentence
Good words, good deeds, and beautiful expressions A wise man ever culls from every quarter, E?en as a gleaner gathers ears of corn.
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