Gardner

/ˈgɑrdnər/
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Other forms: Gardners

Definitions of Gardner
  1. noun
    United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924)
    synonyms: Isabella Stewart Gardner
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    example of:
    accumulator, collector, gatherer
    a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
  2. noun
    writer of detective novels featuring Perry Mason (1889-1970)
    synonyms: Erle Stanley Gardner
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    author, writer
    a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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