Gleaner

1. One who gathers after reapers.

2. One who gathers slowly with labor. Locke.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: someone who picks up grain left in the field by the harvesters

Meaning #2: someone who gathers something in small pieces (e.g. information) slowly and carefully

Gleaner may refer to:

• Gleaner Company, a newspaper publishing enterprise in Jamaica.
• Gleaner Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of combine harvesters.
• Gleaning, the collection of crops leftover after harvest.
• The Gleaners, a painting by Jean-François Millet.

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