garner

¹

[ gahr-ner ]

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.

3. to gather or collect.

noun

1. a granary or grain bin.
2. a store or supply of anything.

Garner

²

[ gahr-ner ]

noun

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

garner

¹

/ ˈɡɑːnə /

verb

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

Garner

²

/ ˈɡɑːnə /

noun

1. GarnerErroll19211977MUSMUSIC: jazz pianistMUSIC: composer Erroll. 1921–77, US jazz pianist and composer, noted for the jazz standard 'Misty' (1954)
2. GarnerHelen1942FAustralianWRITING: novelistWRITING: journalist 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of garner¹

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English garner, gerner, from Old French gernier, grenier, from Latin grānārium granary; -er ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of garner¹

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

Example Sentences

On Wednesday, at the tail end of a regular meeting of Garner and the rest of the Board, their gathering was spent trying to find ways to fight Karas’ “misinformation” about ivermectin and mask use that Garner and others called dangerous, he said.

From The Daily Beast

Savel also pointed to Wiley’s 2017 role in pushing the agency’s board to refer the case against Pantaleo, the officer who put Garner in a fatal chokehold, to the NYPD.

From ProPublica

Garner’s friend Ramsey Orta filmed the encounter, leading the world to hear Garner cry, “I can’t breathe” 11 times before he died.

From ProPublica

Caron Nazario, a motorist targeted by Virginia police officers, was Garner’s cousin by marriage.

From The Daily Beast

Among them was a young man, Caron Nazario, who called Garner his uncle.

From Washington Post

Perhaps, as Dwight Garner wrote, Steinberg just needed an idea for a book.

From The Daily Beast

The protests sparked by the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner have become front page news.

From The Daily Beast

If they really wanted to get revenge they should have gone to Staten Island and found the cops that killed Eric Garner.

From The Daily Beast

The video showing cops piling on Eric Garner in Staten Island for refusing arrest elicited outrage across ideological lines.

From The Daily Beast

The demands, which can be found here, begin with Eric Garner and policing but go far further.

From The Daily Beast

Margaret Garner knew very well what fate awaited her handsome little daughter, and that nerved her arm to strike the death-blow.

From Project Gutenberg

Rum, however, he now promised them, and whatever loot they could garner from the Malay fleet; so they cheered him heartily.

From Project Gutenberg

Clasen and Garner, not to speak of Holm himself, awaited her arrival with considerable interest.

From Project Gutenberg

He flung the cash-box into the safe with a clang, and Garner judged it best to disappear without delay.

From Project Gutenberg

A little later, Garner came down to the quay, and found Bramsen still meditating on his box.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• amass
• pick up
• reap