n. 1 a person who collects, esp. things of interest as a hobby. 2 a person who collects money etc. due (tax-collector; ticket-collector). 3 Electronics the region in a transistor that absorbs carriers of a charge. collector's item (or piece) a valuable object, esp. one of interest to collectors.
[ ME f. AF collectour f. med.L collector (as COLLECT(1)) ]