gatherer
n.someone who collects things from a place, like food from the wild or data for a study. In business, it often refers to a person who collects information to help a company make decisions.
n.a person who collects or accumulates items, such as food, materials, or data. In a corporate context, it frequently describes an individual responsible for collecting market intelligence or customer feedback.
“The researcher is a skilled data gatherer.”
“As a market gatherer, she spends her days visiting local shops to record how prices are changing.”
“The success of the new product launch relied heavily on the insights provided by the lead information gatherer, who had spent months mapping consumer behavior across several urban centers.”
From Middle English gaderere, gaderare, equivalent to gather + -er.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.