collectionneur

Definitions of collectionneur
  1. noun
    a person who collects things
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    types:
    archiviste
    a person in charge of collecting and cataloguing archives
    collectionneur de monnaies, numismate
    a collector and student of money (and coins in particular)
    philatéliste
    a collector and student of postage stamps
    type of:
    homme, individu, mortel, être
    a human being
  2. noun
    a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
    synonyms: quêteur
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    types:
    receveur
    the person who collects fares on a public conveyance
    type of:
    employé, salarié, travailleur
    a person who works at a specific occupation
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