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collector

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: collector

1
 n
a person who collects things
2
 n
the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: collector
1

n a person who collects things

Synonyms:
aggregator
Types:
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archivist
a person in charge of collecting and cataloguing archives
conchologist
a collector and student of mollusc shells
coin collector, numismatist, numismatologist
a collector and student of money (and coins in particular)
packrat
a collector of miscellaneous useless objects
philatelist, stamp collector
a collector and student of postage stamps
Type of:
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
a human being

n a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)

Synonyms:
accumulator, gatherer
Examples:
Isabella Stewart Gardner
United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924)
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conductor
the person who collects fares on a public conveyance
gleaner
someone who gathers something in small pieces (e.g. information) slowly and carefully
rent collector
a person who goes from house to house collecting rents for the owner
conductress
a woman conductor
Type of:
worker
a person who works at a specific occupation

n a crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth

Type of:
crater
a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
2

n the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes

Type of:
electrode
a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit
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