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collector

 noun
     
col‧lec‧tor [countable]
1 someone who collects things that are interesting or attractive [↪ collect, collection]:
a stamp collector
The painting was bought by a private collector.
2 someone whose job is to collect taxes, tickets, debts etc [↪ collect, collection]
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