collector
Use Collector in a sentence
tər noun
1.
a person or thing that collects.
2.
a person employed to collect debts, duties, taxes, etc.
3.
a person who collects books, paintings, stamps, shells, etc., especially as a hobby.
4.
5.
Electronics. an electrode in a transistor or vacuum tube for collecting electrons, ions, or holes.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin, equivalent to Latin colleg- (variant stem of colligere; see collect1) + -tor -tor
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin, equivalent to Latin colleg- (variant stem of colligere; see collect1) + -tor -tor
Related forms
col·lec·tor·ship, col·lec·tor·ate, noun
pre·col·lec·tor, noun
sub·col·lec·tor, noun
sub·col·lec·tor·ship, noun
un·der·col·lec·tor, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To collector
00:10
Collector
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
collector (kəˈlɛktə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person or thing that collects |
| 2. | a person employed to collect debts, rents, etc |
| 3. | the head of a district administration in India |
| 4. | a person who collects or amasses objects as a hobby |
| 5. | electronics the region in a transistor into which charge carriers flow from the base |
| col'lectorship | |
| —n | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
collector
late 14c., from Anglo-Fr. collectour (Fr. collecteur), from L.L. collector, agent noun from colligere (see collect). Fem. form collectress is attested from 1825.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Example sentences
Such systems generally consist of a roof-mounted solar collector and a storage tank.
Hey, that's obviously a large solar collector that happens to be pointed in our direction.
Finally one night he breaks into the house of a gun collector.
Lately he has attracted more attention as an art collector and museum builder.
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
