col·lect·orBrE/kəˈlektə(r)/NAmE/kəˈlektər/noun(especially in compounds尤用于构成复合词)a person who collects things, either as a hobby or as a job收集者；收藏家a stamp collector集邮者ticket/tax/debt collectors收票员；收税员；讨债人the chief officer of a district in some S Asian countries（南亚某些国家的）地方行政长官