| n. | 1. | One who collects things which are separate; esp., one who makes a business or practice of collecting works of art, objects in natural history, etc.; |
| 2. | A compiler of books; one who collects scattered passages and puts them together in one book. | |
| 3. | (Com.) An officer appointed and commissioned to collect and receive customs, duties, taxes, or toll. | |
| 4. | One authorized to collect debts. | |
| 5. | A bachelor of arts in Oxford, formerly appointed to superintend some scholastic proceedings in Lent. |
| Noun | 1. | collector - a person who collects things Synonyms: aggregator |
| 2. | collector - a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) Synonyms: accumulator, gatherer | |
| 3. | collector - a crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth | |
| 4. | collector - the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes |
COLLECTOR, officer. One appointed to receive taxes or other impositions; as collector of taxes; collector of militia fines, &c. A collector is also a person appointed by a private person to collect the credits due him. Metc. & Perk. Dig. h.t.
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