gatherer
noun
Middle School
1
A person who gathers things.
2
A person who primarily gathers in a hunter-gatherer social system.
3
A person who collects rent or taxes.
4
An attachment to a sewing machine for making gathers in the cloth.
5
A worker who collects molten glass on the end of a rod preparatory to blowing.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing