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collector

Pronunciation: /kəˈlɛktə/
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Definition of collector

noun

  • 1a person who collects things of a specified type, professionally or as a hobby:an art collector
  • 2an official who is responsible for collecting money:a tax collector
  • an official who collects tickets from bus or train passengers: the ticket collector closed the gates
  • 3(in some South Asian countries) the chief administrative official of a district.
  • 4 Electronics the region in a bipolar transistor that absorbs charge carriers.

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The ending of collector is spelled -or.

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