Definition of collector
- n. - One who collects things which are separate; esp., one
who makes a business or practice of collecting works of art, objects in
natural history, etc.; as, a collector of coins.
- n. - A compiler of books; one who collects scattered passages
and puts them together in one book.
- n. - An officer appointed and commissioned to collect and
receive customs, duties, taxes, or toll.
- n. - One authorized to collect debts.
- n. - A bachelor of arts in Oxford, formerly appointed to
superintend some scholastic proceedings in Lent.