col ‧ lec ‧ tor /kəˈlektə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ collection , ↑ collector , ↑ collective , ↑ collectable , collectible, ↑ collectivism , ↑ collectivization ; adjective : ↑ collected , ↑ collective , ↑ collectable , collectible, ↑ collectivist ; verb : ↑ collect , ↑ collectivize ; adverb : ↑ collectively ]
1 . someone who collects things that are interesting or attractive ⇨ collect , collection :
a stamp collector
The painting was bought by a private collector.
2 . someone whose job is to collect taxes, tickets, debts etc ⇨ collect , collection
tax/ticket/debt/refuse collector