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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
collector Collectors and enthusiastsailurophilecats | arctophileteddy bears | audiophilehigh-fidelity sound reproduction | automobilistcars | bibliophilebooks | brolliologistumbrellas | campanologistbell-ringing | cartophilistcigarette cards | cruciverbalistcrosswords | deltiologistpicture postcards | discophilegramophone records | fusilatelistphonecards | herbalistherbs | lepidopteristmoths and butterflies | medallistmedals | numismatistcoins | oenophilewine | paranumismatistcoin-like objects | philateliststamps | phillumenistmatchbox labels | phraseologistphrases | scripophileshare certificates | vexillologistflags | zoophileanimals | 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 collector [kəˈlɛktər] n [antiques, stamps, books, plants] → collectionneur/euse m/f [taxes] → percepteur m [rent, cash] → encaisseur m collector's item [kəˈlɛktərzaɪtəm] n → pièce f de collection collector's piece [kəˈlɛktərzpiːs] n → pièce f de collection 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 collector [kəˈlɛktəʳ] n (of stamps) → collezionista m/f; (of taxes) → esattore m collector's item or piece → pezzo da collezionista collector [kəˈlɛktəʳ] n (of stamps) → collezionista m/f; (of taxes) → esattore m collector's item or piece → pezzo da collezionista How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| At last, however, all the things that had to be got together were got together, and all the things that had to be got out of the way were got out of the way, and everything was ready, and the collector himself having promised to come, fortune smiled upon the occasion. For upwards of twenty years before this epoch, the independent position of the Collector had kept the Salem Custom-House out of the whirlpool of political vicissitude, which makes the tenure of office generally so fragile. "Soon after this," said Grandfather, "Sir William Phips quarrelled with the captain of an English frigate, and also with the collector of Boston. |
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