gleaner

glean

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gleen]
- /glin/
- /ˈɡliː.nə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gleen]
- /glin/

Definitions of gleaner word

verb with object gleaner to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit. 1
verb with object gleaner to gather (grain or the like) after the reapers or regular gatherers. 1
verb with object gleaner to learn, discover, or find out, usually little by little or slowly. 1
verb without object gleaner to collect or gather anything little by little or slowly. 1
verb without object gleaner to gather what is left by reapers. 1
noun gleaner One who gleans. 1

See all 7 definitions of gleaner

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Origin of gleaner

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English glenen < Old French glener < Late Latin glennāre ≪ Celtic

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Parts of speech for Gleaner

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Gleaner

gleaner popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for gleaner

noun gleaner

rancher — a person who owns or works on a ranch.
peasant — a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
laborer — a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training: a laborer in the field.
producer — a person who produces.
grower — a person who grows something: He is a grower of flowers and vegetables.

All 29 Synonyms of gleaner