gleaner

Definition of Gleaner in English :

1. gleaner

someone who picks up grain left in the field by the harvesters

2. gleaner

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gleaner

verb

1.

to gather (something) slowly and carefully in small pieces

to glean information from the newspapers

2.

to gather (the useful remnants of a crop) from the field after harvesting

verb transitive, verb intransitive

1.

to collect (grain, etc. left by reapers)

2.

to collect the remaining grain, etc. from (a reaped field)

3.

a.

to collect or find out (facts, etc.) gradually or bit by bit

b.

to examine or go through (books, etc.) so as to collect certain information

v. gleaned, glean·ing, gleans

v.intr.

To gather grain or other produce left behind in a field after harvest.

v.tr.

1.

a. To gather (grain or other produce) left behind after harvest.

b. To gather grain or other produce left behind in (a field).

2. To collect bit by bit: "records from which historians glean their knowledge" (Kemp Malone). See Synonyms at reap.