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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.
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5.
EXPANDElectronics. 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
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Collector's
is always a great word to know.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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