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collector definition

col·lec·tor (kə lek′tər)

noun

a person or thing that collects; specif.,
  1. a person whose work is collecting taxes, overdue bills, etc.
  2. a person who collects stamps, books, etc. as a hobby
  3. in some transistors, the region or layer of semiconductor material, acting as an electrode, that receives the electric current from the base

Etymology: ME collectour < ML collector

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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