noun🔗ShareA person who or thing that collects, or which creates or manages a collection."He is an avid collector of nineteenth-century postage stamps."personjobbusinessartcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA person who is employed to collect payments."She works for the government as a tax collector."businessjobpersonfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe amplified terminal on a bipolar junction transistor."The technician carefully soldered the collector to the transistor. "electronicstechnicaldevicepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA compiler of books; one who collects scattered passages and puts them together in one book."The literature collector compiled a book of quotes from famous authors for her students to study. "literaturepersonjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne holding a Bachelor of Arts in Oxford, formerly appointed to superintend some scholastic proceedings in Lent."The collector oversaw the distribution of textbooks for the Lent term. "educationhistorypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA major sewer which collects sewerage from a number of smaller branch sewers"The main collector sewer carries wastewater from several smaller drains in the neighborhood. "utilitybuildingarchitecturetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA mafioso whose task is to collect protection money from small businesses"The neighborhood's small shops were terrified of the collector, who demanded regular payments to protect them from threats. "businessjoborganizationsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
