1. a person who collects leftover grain or other crops from a field after the main harvest
2. a person who gathers or collects things, especially information or items of value, from various sources
Usage: figurative

Examples

• In medieval times, gleaners would walk through fields after harvest to pick up any remaining grain.
• The gleaner carefully collected the scattered wheat stalks left behind by the reapers.
• She was a gleaner of knowledge, always reading and learning from different sources.
• The artist worked as a gleaner of inspiration, finding ideas in everyday objects and conversations.
• Historical records show that gleaners played an important role in feeding poor families in agricultural communities.