gleaner

glean  (gln)

v. gleaned, glean·ing, gleans

v.intr.

To gather grain left behind by reapers.

v.tr.

1. To gather (grain) left behind by reapers.

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

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[Middle English glenen, from Old French glener, from Late Latin glennre, probably of Celtic origin.]

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gleaner n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gleaner - someone who picks up grain left in the field by the harvesters farm worker, farmhand, field hand, fieldhand - a hired hand on a farm
	2.	gleaner - someone who gathers something in small pieces (e.g. information) slowly and carefully accumulator, collector, gatherer - a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)

Translations

gleaner [ˈgliːnəʳ] N → espigador(a) m/f

gleaner

n → Ährenleser(in) m(f)