ingatherer

ingatherer

The ingatherer collects the ripe wheat into neat bundles.

Definition

Noun: An ingatherer is a person or thing that gathers or collects something, especially crops, harvests, or people, bringing them together from various places.

Usage Examples
  • (A person who collects the harvest.)
  • (An entity that collects contributions.)
  • (A person who collects or brings together.)
Advanced Usage
  • "To be an ingatherer of souls": a poetic or religious phrase meaning one who brings people together, often in a spiritual sense.

    • The preacher was considered an ingatherer of souls, uniting the community in faith. (One who gathers people spiritually.)
  • "The ingatherer of the tribe": used in anthropological or historical contexts to describe a person who collects scattered members of a group.

    • The elder acted as an ingatherer of the tribe, calling all families back to the village. (A unifier of dispersed people.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Ingather (verb): to collect or bring together.

    • They will ingather the fallen leaves in autumn. (To gather together.)
  • Ingathering (noun): the act of collecting or the result of being collected.

    • The ingathering of the harvest was a joyful occasion. (The collection process or event.)
Synonyms
  • Collector: a person who gathers things, especially as a hobby or profession.
  • Harvester: one who gathers crops from the fields.
  • Gleaner: one who gathers leftover crops after the main harvest.
Phrasal Verbs
  • Gather in: to collect or bring together.

    • They gathered in the scattered papers from the floor. (Collected them into one place.)
  • Bring together: to assemble or unite.

    • The festival brought together artists from many countries. (United them in one location.)
Related Idioms
  • To call in the harvest: to gather crops at the end of the growing season.

    • It's time to call in the harvest before the frost. (To collect the mature crops.)
  • To gather one's flock: to bring together a group of people under one's care.

    • The pastor gathered his flock for the evening service. (Assembled his congregation.)