COLLECTOR


Meaning of COLLECTOR in English

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.

Phrases and idioms:

collector's item (or piece) a valuable object, esp. one of interest to collectors.

Etymology: ME f. AF collectour f. med.L collector (as COLLECT(1))

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.