gatherer

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

gatherer
    n 1: a person who gathers; "they were a society of hunters and
         gatherers"
    2: a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or
       taxes) [syn: {collector}, {gatherer}, {accumulator}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gatherer \Gath"er*er\, n.
   1. One who gathers or collects.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Sewing Machine) An attachment for making gathers in the
      cloth.
      [1913 Webster]

[email protected]