Rakers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A type of tool or implement with a series of prongs used for gathering leaves, lawn debris, or agricultural materials
2. Individuals who engage in the action of collecting or gathering items together
3. A term used to describe those who rake or comb through substances, typically to organize or clear spaces

Etymology: "Rakers" is the plural of "raker", a word built simply from "rake" and the suffix "-er", which turns a verb into a noun for the person doing the action. The verb "rake" itself goes back to Old English "raca", a tool for gathering, so the sense of drawing things together is older than the agent ending. The "-er" ending has a longer journey than the word it attaches to. It descends from a Latin suffix "-arius", which Latin used to mark a person connected with a trade or activity, and it arrived in English through Old English "-ere" and Old French "-ier". Its meaning stayed remarkably stable over those centuries: a raker is still simply someone who does the raking.

Synonyms: gatherers, collectors, scoopers, shovellers, pullers