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Definition of collector noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

collector

noun
 
 
/kəˈlektə(r)/
 
/kəˈlektər/
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  1.  
    (especially in compounds) a person who collects things, either as a hobby or as a job
    • a stamp collector
    • ticket/tax collectors
    • a major collector of Japanese art
    see also debt collectorTopics Artb2, Hobbiesb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • major
    • avid
    • …
    phrases
    • a collector’s item
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  2. (in India) the chief government official of a district, responsible for general administration, development programmes, etc.
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a person who collects money): from Anglo-Norman French collectour, from medieval Latin collector, from collect- ‘gathered together’, from the verb colligere, from col- ‘together’ + legere ‘choose or collect’.
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