collector (redirected from Collectors)

col·lec·tor  (k-lktr)

n.

1. One that collects: a dust collector.

2. A person employed to collect taxes, duties, or other payments.

3. A person who makes a collection, as of stamps.

4. An electrode collector.

5. A solar collector.

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col·lector·ship n.

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collector [kəˈlɛktə]

n

1. a person or thing that collects

2. (Business / Commerce) a person employed to collect debts, rents, etc.

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the head of a district administration in India

4. (Non-sporting Hobbies / Other Non-sporting Hobbies) a person who collects or amasses objects as a hobby

5. (Electronics) Electronics the region in a transistor into which charge carriers flow from the base

collectorship  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	collector - a person who collects things         aggregator individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" archivist - a person in charge of collecting and cataloguing archives conchologist - a collector and student of mollusc shells coin collector, numismatist, numismatologist - a collector and student of money (and coins in particular) packrat - a collector of miscellaneous useless objects philatelist, stamp collector - a collector and student of postage stamps
	2.	collector - a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) accumulator, gatherer worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker" conductor - the person who collects fares on a public conveyance gleaner - someone who gathers something in small pieces (e.g. information) slowly and carefully rent collector - a person who goes from house to house collecting rents for the owner revenue enhancement, tax, taxation - charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
	3.	collector - a crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth crater - a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
	4.	collector - the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes electrode - a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit electronic transistor, junction transistor, transistor - a semiconductor device capable of amplification

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collector

Collectors and enthusiasts

ailurophile cats
arctophile teddy bears
audiophile high-fidelity sound reproduction
automobilist cars
bibliophile books
brolliologist umbrellas
campanologist bell-ringing
cartophilist cigarette cards
cruciverbalist crosswords
deltiologist picture postcards
discophile gramophone records
fusilatelist phonecards
herbalist herbs
lepidopterist moths and butterflies
medallist medals
numismatist coins
oenophile wine
paranumismatist coin-like objects
philatelist stamps
phillumenist matchbox labels
phraseologist phrases
scripophile share certificates
vexillologist flags
zoophile animals

Translations

collector [kəˈlektəʳ] N [of taxes] → recaudador(a) m/f; [of stamps] → coleccionista mf
collector's item or piece → pieza f de coleccionista
see also ticket C

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collector [kəˈlɛktə^r] n

[antiques, stamps, books, plants] → collectionneur/euse m/f

[taxes] → percepteur m

[rent, cash] → encaisseur m
collector's item [kəˈlɛktə^rzaɪtəm] n → pièce f de collection
collector's piece [kəˈlɛktə^rzpiːs] n → pièce f de collection

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collector

n

(of taxes) → Einnehmer(in) m(f); (of rent, cash) → Kassierer(in) m(f); (= ticket collector) Bahnbediensteter, der die abgefahrenen Fahrkarten einsammelt

(of stamps, coins etc) → Sammler(in) m(f); collector’s (item, piece, price) → Sammler-, Liebhaber-; collector’s car → Liebhaberauto nt

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collector [kəˈlɛktəʳ] n (of stamps) → collezionista m/f; (of taxes) → esattore m
collector's item or piece → pezzo da collezionista

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collector → مُحصِّل sběratel samler Sammler συλλέκτης coleccionista keräilijä collectionneur sakupljač collezionista 収集家 수집가 verzamelaar samler kolekcjoner coleccionador, colecionador коллекционер samlare นักสะสม kolleksiyoncu người sưu tầm 收藏家