COLLECTOR, n.
1. One who collects or gathers things which are scattered or separate.
2. A compiler; one who gathers and puts together parts of books, or scattered pieces, in one book.
3. In botany, one who gathers plants, without studying botany as a science.
4. An officer appointed and commissioned to collect and receive customs, duties, taxes or toll.
5. A bachelor of arts in Oxford, who is appointed to superintend some scholastic proceedings in Lent.
