noun

collector

collector, gatherer

He is a famous stamp collector.

He is a famous stamp collector.

The tax collector visited the business.

The tax collector visited the business.

a collector of ((sth.)) a person who collects (sth.) He is a collector of rare books.

a ((type)) collector a person who collects a certain type of thing She is a famous art collector.

Synonyms: gatherer, accumulator, hobbyist

From the verb 'collect' plus the agent suffix '-or', meaning 'a person who does something'.

Remember it as a person (-or) who 'collects'. It follows the same pattern as actor or visitor.

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