food-gatherer
Look at other dictionaries:
gatherer — gather ► VERB 1) come or bring together; assemble or accumulate. 2) harvest (a crop). 3) collect plants, fruits, etc., for food. 4) draw together or towards oneself. 5) develop a higher degree of: the movement is gathering pace. 6) infer;… … English terms dictionary
gatherer — gath|er|er [ˈgæðərə US ər] n someone who gathers something ▪ information gatherers ▪ Groups of hunters and gatherers (=people who found plant food) used to roam Europe … Dictionary of contemporary English
Hunter-gatherer — A hunter gatherer society is one whose primary subsistence method involves the direct procurement of edible plants and animals from the wild, foraging and hunting without significant recourse to the domestication of either. Hunter gatherers… … Wikipedia
hunter-gatherer — hunter gatherer, hunting and gathering societies A mode of subsistence dependent on the exploitation of wild or non domesticated food resources. This has been the means of subsistence for 99 per cent of humankind s history, and involves the… … Dictionary of sociology
Portal:Food/Selected article — These are the articles that are featured on the Food portal main page. If you wish to add an article, you will be expected to make a good faith effort to address objections that are raised. Consensus must be reached for an article to be promoted… … Wikipedia
hunter-gatherer — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms hunter gatherer : singular hunter gatherer plural hunter gatherers one of a group of people who live by killing wild animals and finding food and do not keep any animals or grow any crops … English dictionary
Game (food) — Game is any animal hunted for food or not normally domesticated (such as venison). Game animals are also hunted for sport.The type and range of animals hunted for food varies in different parts of the world. This will be influenced by climate,… … Wikipedia
hunter-gatherer — n a member of group of people that lives by hunting and looking for plants that can be eaten, rather than by keeping animals for food or by growing crops … Dictionary of contemporary English
hunter-gatherer — [hunt′ərgath′ər ər] n. Anthrop. a member of a culture that supplies its food by hunting game and gathering berries, roots, etc. rather than by raising crops or livestock … English World dictionary
hunter-gatherer — noun Date: 1974 a member of a culture in which food is obtained by hunting, fishing, and foraging rather than by agriculture or animal husbandry … New Collegiate Dictionary
