Definitions of gleaner
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someone who gathers something in small pieces (e.g. information) slowly and carefully
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type of:
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accumulator, collector, gatherer
a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
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accumulator, collector, gatherer
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someone who picks up grain left in the field by the harvesters
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type of:
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farm worker, farmhand, field hand, fieldhand
a hired hand on a farm
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farm worker, farmhand, field hand, fieldhand
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