Gatherer

Gatherer
Recorded as Gath, Garth, Gather, Gawther (English), and Gatherer (Scottish), this is a surname of pre 7th century Olde English origins. If residential it derives from the word garth, meaning a yard or enclosure, and describes a person who lives at a garth, which would literally mean a small farm. If occupational it describes a gather, one who workers at a garth, or in Scotland where the residential meaning could be the same or if occupational it described a farm worker, probably one who worked on contract during the harvest periods. In England the surname is first recorded in the famous Poll Tax registers for the county of Yorkshire in 1379 with Beatrice del Garthe of Howden, and Willelmus del Garth, possibly of the same place. In Scotland the surname is first recorded in circa 1500, when the Gadderar's of Cowford in Moray are noted in charters as being an ancxient family. Later recordings include Thomas Gaderer, who was the prebendary of Talarisy in 1539, and later the clerk of the diocese of Moray in 1545. The spelling change from Gad(d)erer to Gatherer seems to have taken place around the end of the 17th century, with James Gatherer being the minister of Old Aberdeen in 1732, and Adam Geatherer, a member of the Gartly Volunteers, a local militia, in 1798.

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  • 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gatherer — c.1200, agent noun from GATHER (Cf. gather) …   Etymology dictionary

  • gatherer — UK [ˈɡæθərə(r)] / US [ˈɡæθərər] noun [countable] Word forms gatherer : singular gatherer plural gatherers someone who looks for and finds something Internet users are either information providers or information gatherers. • See: hunter gatherer …   English dictionary

  • gatherer — gath|er|er [ gæθərər ] noun count someone who looks for and finds something: Internet users are either information providers or information gatherers. => HUNTER GATHERER …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • gatherer — [[t]gæ̱ðərə(r)[/t]] gatherers N COUNT: usu n N A gatherer is someone who collects or gathers a particular thing. The brazil nut gatherers were paid only 2 to 3 percent of the New York wholesale price. ...professional intelligence gatherers …   English dictionary

  • gatherer — gather ► VERB 1) come or bring together; assemble or accumulate. 2) harvest (a crop). 3) collect plants, fruits, etc., for food. 4) draw together or towards oneself. 5) develop a higher degree of: the movement is gathering pace. 6) infer;… …   English terms dictionary

  • gatherer — noun see gather I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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