collector

Noun
  1. A person who collects things (synset 109956078)
    is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
    subtypes:
    same as: aggregator
  2. A person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) (synset 109955820)
    referred to in: revenue enhancement, tax, taxation - charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
    is a type of: worker - a person who works at a specific occupation
    subtypes:
    • 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
    specific instances: gardner, isabella stewart gardner - United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924)
    same as: accumulator, gatherer
  3. A crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth (synset 109272061)
    is a type of: crater - a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
  4. The electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes (synset 103073385)
    is a type of: electrode - a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit
    is a part of: electronic transistor, junction transistor, transistor - a semiconductor device capable of amplification

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