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Garner has 7 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed

"The farmer used an old barn as a garner to keep his winter supply of hay dry and safe from rodents."

2

A granary; a store of grain.

"The ancient ruins contained a large garner where farmers stored their harvested wheat before winter."

In plain English: A garner is not actually used as a noun; it is only a verb meaning to collect or gather things together.

"The politician needed to garner support from voters in rural areas before he could win the election."

Usage: The noun form refers to an old-fashioned storage facility or stockpile of grain and is rarely used in modern conversation compared to the verb meaning "to collect." You will mostly encounter this term when reading historical texts rather than in everyday speech.

Verb
1

acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

"its beauty won Paris the name 'City of Lights'"

2

store grain

"The farmers built large barns to garner their harvest before winter arrived."

3

assemble or get together

"gather some stones"

"pull your thoughts together"

4

To reap grain, gather it up, and store it in a granary.

"The farmers would harness their oxen to garner the harvested wheat into the large stone granary before winter arrived."

In plain English: To garner means to gather together information, support, or attention from many different sources.

"The athlete hoped to garner enough fan support to win the championship game."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The local garage was owned by Mr. Garner, a common surname in the region."

Example Sentences
"The politician needed to garner support from voters in rural areas before he could win the election." noun
"The athlete hoped to garner enough fan support to win the championship game." verb
"The new marketing campaign helped the company garner significant public attention." verb
"She worked hard to garner support from her neighbors before voting." verb
"He managed to garner enough donations to fund his charity project." verb
See Also
hancock county garnered store accumulation garnering garners get county seat
Related Terms
Antonyms
distribute
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
storehouse get store
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
crib letter mobilize rake reap club hive salvage muster round up pick nut snail birdnest nest oyster sponge pearl clam shock pile up

Origin

Garner comes from the Old French word guernier, which originally meant a granary or storehouse for grain. The term entered English through Middle English and shares its Latin root with the doublet "granary."

Rhyming Words
ner oner tiner inner saner niner avner viner boner liner doner runer ziner toner epner awner fener naner owner exner
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