gleaner

English

Etymology

From Middle English glenar, glenere, equivalent to glean +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gleaner (plural gleaners)

1. One who gleans.
2. (slang) A person who focuses on self-improvement while in prison.
   • 1976, United States. National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, Research Involving Prisoners: Appendix to Report and Recommendations:

     Gleaners read, pursue formal education, may learn a trade through vocational education programs or job training, […]

   • 1987, John Irwin, The Felon, page 86:

     Release and renewal of life on the outside are the dominant concerns of time-doers and gleaners. Even jailers, although they tend to make prison life their central concern, are cognizant that they will return to the outside community.

Derived terms

• foliage-gleaner
  • cinnamon-rumped foliage-gleaner

Translations

one who gleans

• French: glaneur (fr) m, glaneuse (fr) f
• German: Ährenleser m, Ährenleserin f
• Italian: spigolatore (it) m, spigolatrice f
• Ottoman Turkish: باشاقجی (başakcı)
• Spanish: espigador m, espigadora f
• Turkish: başakçı (tr) sg

Anagrams

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