gatherer vs accumulator

gatherer and accumulator both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gatherer	Yes	No	No	No
accumulator	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gatherer and accumulator are synonyms defined as:

gatherer and accumulator: a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)

Other synonyms of gatherer include collector.

gatherer (noun)	accumulator (noun)
a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)	a voltaic battery that stores electric charge
a person who gathers	(computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register
	a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)