1) an art; coin; rare-book; stamp collector
2) a tax; ticket; toll collector
3) (AE) a garbage, trash collector (BE has dustman)
4) an ardent, avid, serious collector
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
Collector — Collector(s) may refer to: In popular culture: Collecting, a type of hobby Collector (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe Collector (film), a 2011 Indian Malayalam film Collectors (Mass Effect), a fictional insectoid race … Wikipedia
collector — col‧lec‧tor [kəˈlektə ǁ ər] noun [countable] 1. someone whose job is to collect something, for example taxes or debts: • a wave of strikes by tax collectors • When Tina fell behind on her credit card bill, debt collectors bombarded her employer… … Financial and business terms
Collector — Col*lect or, n. [LL. collector one who collects: cf. F. collecteur.] 1. 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Collector — se dit d un objet de consommation courante qui, pour des raisons de mode, de culte urbain, de tendance, de consommation ostentatoire voire de superstition ou de fanatisme, devient un objet de collection et parfois d adoration. À l origine, ce mot … Wikipédia en Français
collector — late 14c., gatherer of taxes, etc., from Anglo Fr. collectour collector (of money or taxes; O.Fr. collector, Mod.Fr. collecteur), from L.L. collector, agent noun from colligere (see COLLECT (Cf. collect)). Fem. form collectress is attested from… … Etymology dictionary
Collector — bezeichnet: einen Anschluss des Bipolartransistors Romans von John Fowles, siehe Der Sammler Siehe auch Kollektor The Collector 28px Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
collector — ● collector nom masculin (de l anglais collector s item, pièce de collection) Objet recherché par les collectionneurs pour son originalité ou sa rareté … Encyclopédie Universelle
collector — [kə lek′tər] n. [ME collectour < ML collector] a person or thing that collects; specif., a) a person whose work is collecting taxes, overdue bills, etc. b) a person who collects stamps, books, etc. as a hobby c) in some transistors, the region … English World dictionary
Collector — (lat.), 1) so v. w. Sammler; 2) ein Theil des Elektricitätscondensators, s. u. Elektricitätssammler. C. der Wärme, so v. w. Wärmesammler … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Collector — Collector, Instrument von Cavallo erfunden, dient zur Verstärkung der Elekrizität … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
collector — index assessor, caretaker (one fulfilling the function of office), receiver Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
