collector

(kə lektər)

noun

a person or thing that collects; specif.,
  1. a person whose work is collecting taxes, overdue bills, etc.
  2. a person who collects stamps, books, etc. as a hobby
  3. in some transistors, the region or layer of semiconductor material, acting as an electrode, that receives the electric current from the base

Origin: ME collectour < ML collector

See collector in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. One that collects: a dust collector.
  2. A person employed to collect taxes, duties, or other payments.
  3. A person who makes a collection, as of stamps.
  4. An electrode collector.
  5. A solar collector.

Related Forms:

  • col·lecˈtor·shipˌ noun

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