collector

col·lec·tor

 (kə-lĕk′tər)

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·lec′tor·ship′ n.

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collector

(kəˈlɛktə)

n

1. a person or thing that collects

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

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

4. (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

colˈlectorˌship n

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col•lec•tor

(kəˈlɛk tər)

n.

1. a person or thing that collects.

2. a person employed to collect debts, duties, taxes, etc.

3. a person who collects books, paintings, stamps, etc., as a hobby or investment.

4. solar collector.

[1375–1425; < Anglo-French < Medieval Latin]

col•lec′tor•ship`, n.

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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

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Translations

جامِع الأشْياءمُحَصِّل

sběratelvýběrčí

samler

SammlerBasisKassiererKollektor

συλλέκτης

coleccionistarecaudadorcobrador

keräilijäkollektoriveronkantajakerääjä

collectionneurcollecteur

kolekcionarkolektorsakupljač

gyûjtõ

safnari

collezionistaesattorepercettorecollettore

収集家

수집가

verzamelaar

samlerinkassatorinnsamleroppkrever

kolekcjoner

colecionador

коллекционерколлекторколлекторскийколлекционерский

zberateľ

zbiratelj

samlare

นักสะสม

koleksiyoncu

người sưu tầm

收藏家

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

collector

[kəˈlɛktə^r] n

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

[taxes] → percepteur m

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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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collect

(kəˈlekt) verb

1. to bring or come together; to gather. People are collecting in front of the house; I collect stamps; I'm collecting (money) for cancer research; He's trying to collect his thoughts. bymekaarmaak, vergader, kollekteer, versamel يَجْمَع، يَتَجَمّع събирам reunir shromažďovat (se), sbírat sammeln samle συγκεντρώνω, συγκεντρώνομαι, συλλέγωreunir, recopilar koguma, kogunema جمع کردن؛ جمع شدن kerätä rassembler לֶאֱסוֹף संग्रहीत करना sabirati (össze)gyűjt mengumpulkan safna; ná jafnvægi riunirsi 集める 모으다, 모이다 rinkti(s), sukaupti vākt; krāt; kolekcionēt; koncentrēties; sapulcēties mengumpul verzamelensamle; samle seg zbierać لنډ يا مختصر لمونځ reunir a (se) strânge; a (se) aduna собирать zbierať zbrati (se) sakupiti samla[s] สะสม toplamak, biriktirmek 收集 збирати(ся) اکٹھے کرنا یا ہونا tụ tập; sưu tập 收集

2. to call for and take away. She collects the children from school each day. afhaal يَأخُذ، يَجْلِب взимам buscar vyzvednout abholen afhente πηγαίνω και παίρνω recoger ära tooma رفتن و با خود بردن noutaa aller chercher לֶאֱסוֹף ले जाना doći po érte megy menjemput ná í andare a prendere 連れに行く 마중 가다 užeiti ko nors paimti aiziet kādam pakaļ mengambil ophalenhenteodbierać تلل او له ځان سره وړل buscar a lua забирать zastaviť sa (po) iti po kaj pokupiti hämta พามา gidip almak 接走 забирати, заходити (за) لے کر جانا đón 接走

colˈlected adjective

1. gathered together in one book etc. the collected poems of Robert Burns. versameling مَجموع، مَجْموعَه събрани reunido sebraný gesammelt samlet άπαντα, που δημιουργούν συλλογή completo kogutud گردآوری شده koottu recueil אָסוּפָה एकत्रित करना sakupljen, sabran összegyűjtött mengumpulkan samansafnaður raccolto 集めた 모은 rinktinis kopoti raksti terkumpul verzameld samletzebrany ګړد آوری شول،طرح شول reunido cules, adunat собранный zobraný zbran sabran samlad ที่รวบรวมไว้ด้วยกัน toplanmış, derlenmiş 收集成冊的 зібраний ایک کتاب میں اکٹھے کرنا được sưu tập 收集成册的

2. composed; cool. She appeared quite calm and collected. bedaard هادئ، رابِطُ الجَأْش، رَزين спокоен contido vyrovnaný gefaßt fattet ψύχραιμος, νηφάλιοςsereno talitsetud حواس جمع؛ آرام و خونسرد tyyni maître de soiרגוע सौम्य pribran higgadt tenang rólegur, í jafnvægi sicuro 落ちついた (태도 등이) 침착한 susikaupęs nosvērts; savaldīgs tenang beheerstrolig, fattetskupiony د فکر نه جمع کول contido stăpân pe sine сдержанный vyrovnaný miren, zbran sabran samlad, lugn สงบ sakin, aklı başında 鎮定的 спокійний; холоднокровний حواس وغیرہ مجتمع کرنا tự chủ 镇定的

colˈlection (-ʃən) noun

1. (an) act of collecting. Your letter won't get to London tomorrow – you've missed the last collection (= of mail from a postbox) for today. versameling جَمْع، تَجْميع събиране coleta vybírání (schránky), sbírání die Abholung, die Leerung tømning συγκέντρωση, παραλαβήrecogida kogumine جمع آوری keruu ramassage אִסוּף , אִיסוּף संग्रहण sabiranje, zbirka gyűjtés kumpulan (sam)söfnun levata 集めること 수집 surinkimas savākšana mengambil inzameling, lichtingsamling, avhenting, tømmingzbieranie, odbiór جمع کیدل tiragem colectare сбор; выемка vyberanie pošty zo schránky pobiranje sakupljanje hämtning, [brevlåds]tömning การเก็บรวบรวม olma, alınma 收集 збирання جمع کرے کا عمل sự thu gom 收集

2. a set of objects etc collected. a stamp collection. versameling مَجْموعَه колекция coleção sbírka die Sammlung samling συλλογήcolección kogu کلکسیون kokoelma collectionאוסף जमा की गई कोई चीज zbirka gyűjtemény koleksi safn collezione コレクション 수집물 kolekcija kolekcija pengumpulan verzamelingsamlingzbiór البوم،کلکسیون colecção colecţie коллекция zbierka zbirka zbirka samling สิ่งที่สะสมไว้ koleksiyon 收藏品 колекція اشیاء کا مجموعہ bộ sưu tầm 收藏品

colˈlective (-tiv) adjective

1. of a number of people etc combined into one group. This success was the result of a collective effort. gesamentlike جَماعي общ coletivo kolektivní vereint fælles; kollektiv συλλογικόςcolectivo ühine, kollektiivne مشترک؛ دسته جمعی kollektiivinen collectifשיתופי सामूहिक kolektivan, skupan, zajednički együttes kolektif heildar-; samvinnu- collettivo 集団的な 집단적인 kolektyvinis, bendras kolektīvs; kopējs usaha sama gezamenlijkkollektiv-, gruppe-, felles-zbiorowy ډله ايز: اشتراكى: را غونډشوى، را ټول كشوى: ديوى ډلې colectivo co­lectiv коллективный kolektívny skupen zajednički kollektiv หมู่คณะ toplu, kollektif 集體的 колективний مشترکہ tập thể 集体的

2. of a noun, taking a singular verb but standing for many things taken as a whole. `Cattle' is a collective noun. versamelwoord إسْم جَمْع، إسْم كَثْرَه събирателен coletivo hromadný Sammel-... kollektiv; fællesnavn περιληπτικόςcolectivo kogunimi اسم جمع yläkäsite collectif שֵם עֶצֶם קִיבוּצִי समूहवाचक zbirna imenica gyűjtőnév kolektif safnheiti collettivo 集合名詞の 집합명사의 kuopinis kopības [] kolektif verzamel- kollektiv, fellesnavnzbiorowy د جمع نوم colectivo colectiv собирательный hromadný skupno ime zbirni kollektiv[t substantiv] คำนามบอกหมวดหมู่ topluluk 集合的 збірний مجموعی tập thể 集合的

noun

a farm or organization run by a group of workers for the good of all of them. gemeenskapsplaas, kibboets مَزْرَعَه تَعاوُنِيَّه колектив cooperativa družstvo das Kollektiv kollektiv; kollektivfarm κολεκτίβα cooperativa ühismajand مزرعه یا هرگونه تشکیلات اشتراکی kollektiivi collectif מֶשֶק שִיתוּפִי सहकारी कृषि या संगठन kolektiv farm kolektif samyrkja, samyrkjubú collettivo 集団農場 (など) 공동체, 집단농장 bendrovė, kolektyvas kolektīvs usaha sama collectiefkollektiv, samvirkespółdzielnia مزرعه، پټى cooperativa colectiv колхоз družstvo zadruga zadruga kollektiv กลุ่ม; หมู่คณะ ortaklık (前蘇聯)集體農場，集體事業 колектив مجوعہ افراد ، انجمن tập thể 共有，集体事业

colˈlectively adverb

They were collectively responsible for the man's death. gesamentlik بِصورَةٍ جَماعِيَّه общо coletivamente kolektivně, společně gemeinsam kollektivt; fælles; samlet συλλογικά colectivamente kollektiivselt مشترکاً؛ دسته جمعی yhdessä collectivement בְּצוּרָה משוּתֶפֶת सामुहिक रूप से kolektivan, skupan közösen secara kolektif sameiginlega collettivamente 集合的に 집단적으로 bendrai, kolektyviai kolektīvi; kopīgi bertanggungjawab gezamenlijkkollektivt zbiorowo دله ایز colectivamente cu toţii сообща spoločne skupinsko kolektivno kollektivt โดยส่วนรวม birlikte, ortaklaşa 集體地 колективно; спільно مشترکہ طور پر chung 集体地

colˈlector noun

a person who collects, as a job or as a hobby. a ticket-collector / stamp-collector. versamelaar جامِع الأشْياء колекционер colecionador sběratel der/die Sammler(in) samler συλλέκτηςcoleccionista koguja کلکسیونر keräilijä collectionneur/-euse אספן, גובה जमाकर्ता sabirač, sakupljač, kolekcionar gyűjtő kolektor safnari collezionista 収集家 수집가 rinkėjas, kolekcionierius, (bilietų) kontrolierius iekasētājs; (biļešu) kontrolieris; kolekcionārs pengumpul verzamelaarsamler; oppkrever, inkassator zbieracz, bileter کلکسیونر coleccionador colecţionar, persoană care colec­ţio­nează ceva сборщик; коллекционер zberateľ pobiralec, zbiralec kolekcionar samlare นักสะสม koleksiyoncu 收藏家 збирач; колекціонер جمع کرنے والا người sưu tầm 收藏家

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collector

→ مُحَصِّل sběratel samler Sammler συλλέκτης coleccionista keräilijä collectionneur sakupljač collezionista 収集家 수집가 verzamelaar samler kolekcjoner colecionador коллекционер samlare นักสะสม koleksiyoncu người sưu tầm 收藏家

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