Collector
/kəˈlɛk.tər/noun
A person or thing that gathers, accumulates, or receives items, taxes, or information.
Did you know?Collector comes from Latin *colligere*, literally “to gather together,” and its deeper ancestors are the same roots behind words for reading, choosing, and even legend-laced “gathering” ideas of power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leg-
“to gather, collect, choose, speak”
Latin
Latin
legere
“to gather, pick out, read”
Latin
Latin
colligere
“to gather together, assemble”
Old French
Old French
collecter
“to gather or collect”
Middle English
English
collector
“one who collects or gathers”
Modern English
English
collector
“a person or thing that gathers, receives, or accumulates”