collector

(kə-lĕk'tər)
n.

1. One that collects: a dust collector.
2. A person employed to collect taxes, duties, or other payments.
3. A person who makes a collection, as of stamps.
4. An electrode collector.
5. A solar collector.

collectorship col·lec'tor·ship' n.

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One side of a bipolar transistor. When the base is pulsed, current flows from the emitter to the collector, or vice versa depending on the design. See drain.

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The semiconductor region in a bipolar junction transistor through which a flow of charge carriers leaves the base region.

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• Display of Art - collector: person who owns and displays artwork in his or her home

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - samler, opkræver, strømaftager

idioms:

• collector's item    samlerobjekt

Nederlands (Dutch)
verzamelaar, collecteur, collectant

Français (French)
n. - collectionneur, percepteur, quêteur, contrôleur (de billets), receveur, (Élec, Radio) collecteur

idioms:

• collector's item    objet de collection, pièce de collection

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sammler, Einnehmer, Abholer

idioms:

• collector's item    Liebhaberstück, Sammlerstück

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συλλέκτης, εισπράκτορας (π.χ. φόρων)

idioms:

• collector's item    συλλεκτικό είδος, αντικείμενο συλλεκτικής αξίας

Italiano (Italian)
collezionista

idioms:

• collector's item    pezzo da collezione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - coletor (m), colecionador (m), cobrador (m)

idioms:

• collector's item    peça (f) de coleção

Русский (Russian)
коллекционер, сборщик налогов

idioms:

• collector's item    уникальный экспонат

Español (Spanish)
n. - coleccionista, colector

idioms:

• collector's item    pieza de colección

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - samlare, biljettmottagare, konduktör

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
收藏家, 征收者

idioms:

• collector's item    值得收藏的东西

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 收藏家, 徵收者

idioms:

• collector's item    值得收藏的東西

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 수집가, 세관원, 수집기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 収集家, 集金人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) محصل, جابي, هاوي جمع التحف و غيرها‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גובה, אגרן, אספן‬

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