collectorPronunciation: /kəˈlɛktə/Translate collector | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish 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. Spelling helpThe ending of collector is spelled -or.collector in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of collector in the US English dictionary