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The Meaning of collector

  • (n.) One who collects things which are separate; esp., one who makes a business or practice of collecting works of art, objects in natural history, etc.; as, a collector of coins.
  • (n.) A compiler of books; one who collects scattered passages and puts them together in one book.
  • (n.) An officer appointed and commissioned to collect and receive customs, duties, taxes, or toll.
  • (n.) One authorized to collect debts.
  • (n.) A bachelor of arts in Oxford, formerly appointed to superintend some scholastic proceedings in Lent.

Synonyms

aggregator , gatherer , accumulator

Rhymes

connecter , connector , decter , defector , derecktor , detector , director , ector , erector , fechter , hector , injector , inspector , lecter , lector , nectar , objector , prechter , projector , prospector , protector , rector , reflector , schechter , schecter , schlechter , sector , specter , spector , spectre , transtector , vector , wechter