garner

[ gahr-ner ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to gather or deposit in or as if in a granary or other storage place.

  2. to get; acquire; earn: He gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert.

  1. to gather or collect.

noun
  1. a granary or grain bin.

  2. a store or supply of anything.

Origin of garner

1
First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English garner, gerner, from Old French gernier, grenier, from Latin grānārium granary; see -er2

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Other definitions for Garner (2 of 2)

Garner
[ gahr-ner ]

noun
  1. John Nance [nans], /næns/, 1868–1967, vice president of the U.S. 1933–41.

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British Dictionary definitions for garner (1 of 2)

garner

/ (ˈɡɑːnə) /


verb(tr)
  1. to gather or store in or as if in a granary

noun
  1. an archaic word for granary

  2. archaic a place for storage or safekeeping

Origin of garner

1
C12: from Old French gernier granary, from Latin grānārium, from grānum grain

British Dictionary definitions for Garner (2 of 2)

Garner

/ (ˈɡɑːnə) /


noun
  1. Erroll. 1921–77, US jazz pianist and composer, noted for the jazz standard 'Misty' (1954)

  2. Helen. born 1942. Australian novelist and journalist. Her books include the novels Monkey Grip (1977), The Idea of Perfection (2002), The Children's Bach (1984), and The Spare Room (2008), and the nonfiction The First Stone (1995)

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