collector

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. a person whose job is to get money that people owe, such as taxes or bills.

n. an official or employee responsible for the recovery of payments, debts, or taxes.

“The tax collector visited the shop to check their financial records.”

“The agency employed a debt collector to recover the outstanding balances from clients who had defaulted on their monthly payments.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Science Technical

n. one of the three parts of a specific type of transistor used in electronics.

n. the region in a bipolar junction transistor that receives charge carriers from the base.

“The circuit failed because the wire to the collector was loose.”

“In a common-emitter configuration, the output signal is typically taken from the collector terminal to achieve maximum voltage gain.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Technical

n. a large pipe that gathers waste or water from many smaller pipes.

n. a primary sewer or conduit designed to receive flow from multiple tributary branches.

“The city is building a new collector to handle the extra rainwater.”

“Engineers identified a blockage in the main collector pipe, which had caused significant backup throughout the residential drainage network.”