garner

UK: 'garner', 'Garner': /ˈɡɑːnə/ US: /ˈgɑrnɚ/ ,(gär′nər)

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gar•ner /ˈgɑrnɚ/   v. [~ + object]

1. to get;
   acquire;
   earn;
   obtain:
   The ballplayer had garnered a few trophies.

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gar•ner  (gär′nər), v.t. 

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.
3. to gather, collect, or hoard.

n. 

4. a granary or grain bin.
5. a store or supply of anything.

• Latin grānārium granary; see -er²
• Old French gernier, grenier
• Middle English garner, gerner 1125–75

Gar•ner  (gär′nər), n. 

John Nance  (nans), 1868–1967, vice president of the U.S. 1933–41.

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garner / ˈɡɑːnə/ verb (transitive)

1. to gather or store in or as if in a granary

noun

1. an archaic word for granary
2. a place for storage or safekeeping

Etymology: 12th Century: from Old French gernier granary, from Latin grānārium, from grānum grain

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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)