What does "collector" mean?
Collector: A compiler of books; one who collects scattered passages and puts them together in one book. Volumes without the collector's own reflections. Addison.
Additional senses
- 2.(Com.) An officer appointed and commissioned to collect and receive customs, duties, taxes, or toll. A great part of this is now embezzled . . . by collectors, and other officers. Sir W. Temple.
- 3.One authorized to collect debts.
- 4.A bachelor of arts in Oxford, formerly appointed to superintend some scholastic proceedings in Lent. Todd.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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