gleaner
gleaner noun: one who gleans.
Noun
gleaner (plural gleaners)
- One who gleans.
- A person who focuses on self-improvement while in prison.
- Gleaners read, pursue formal education, may learn a trade through vocational education programs or job training, […]1976, United States. National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, Research Involving Prisoners: Appendix to Report and Recommendations
- 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.1987, John Irwin, The Felon, page 86
gleaner meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
gleaner in Tamil
- விடுகதிர் பொறுக்குவோன்
gleaner in Urdu
- خوشہ چیں
gleaner in Bengali
- যিনি সংগ্রহ করেন
Forms of gleaner
| plural | gleaners |
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Origin of gleaner
From Middle English glenar, glenere, equivalent to glean + -er.
Words formed from gleaner
Questions about gleaner
- What does gleaner mean?
- Gleaner means one who gleans.
- What is gleaner in Tamil?
- Gleaner in Tamil is விடுகதிர் பொறுக்குவோன். See Gleaner meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is gleaner?
- Gleaner is a noun.
- What is the plural of gleaner?
- The plural of gleaner is gleaners.
Words near gleaner in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gleaner (page history and authors); gleaner (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gleaner (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gleaner (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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