collector

[ kuh-lek-ter ]
/ kəˈlɛk tər /

noun

Origin of collector

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

OTHER WORDS FROM collector

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British Dictionary definitions for collectorate (1 of 2)

collectorate
/ (kəˈlɛktərɪt) /

noun

the office of a collector in India

British Dictionary definitions for collectorate (2 of 2)

collector
/ (kəˈlɛktə) /

noun

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
electronics the region in a transistor into which charge carriers flow from the base

Derived forms of collector

collectorship, noun