1. gardner(n = noun.person) isabella stewart gardner - United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924);
is a kind of accumulator, collector, gatherer
2. gardner(n = noun.person) erle stanley gardner - writer of detective novels featuring Perry Mason (1889-1970);
is a kind of author, writer