noun

aggregator

aggregator, collector, consolidator

A news aggregator gathers stories from various sources.

A news aggregator gathers stories from various sources.

The company is a major aggregator of financial data.

The company is a major aggregator of financial data.

an aggregator of ((sth.)) a company or website that collects information from other sources The company is a major aggregator of financial data.

Synonyms: collector, compiler, consolidator

From Latin 'aggregare' (to add to a flock), from 'ad-' (to) + 'grex' (flock). The '-or' suffix denotes an agent.

Think of it as something that 'gathers' a 'flock' (grex) of information together.

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