collector

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəˈlɛktə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəˈlɛktɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kə lek′tər)

col•lec•tor /kəˈlɛktɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a person who makes a collection of something, as a hobby or for interest:He was an antiques collector.
a person who collects money, debts, etc:a debt collector.

col•lec•tor (kə lek′tər),USA pronunciation n.

a person or thing that collects.
a person employed to collect debts, duties, taxes, etc.
a person who collects books, paintings, stamps, shells, etc., esp. as a hobby.
Electricitya device for accumulating current from contact conductors.
Electronicsan electrode in a transistor or vacuum tube for collecting electrons, ions, or holes.
Metallurgypromoter (def. 5).
EnergySee solar collector.

Medieval Latin, equivalent. to Latin colleg- (variant stem of colligere; see collect¹) + -tor -tor
Anglo-French)
late Middle English (1375–1425

col•lec′tor•ship′, col•lec′tor•ate, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

collector /kəˈlɛktə/ n

a person or thing that collects
a person employed to collect debts, rents, etc
the head of a district administration in India
a person who collects or amasses objects as a hobby
the region in a transistor into which charge carriers flow from the base

'collector' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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Synonyms: representative, collection agent, revenue agent, customs official, tax collector, more...

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