(slang) One who collects the money ("juice") owed to a bookmaker or a loan shark.

One who has the responsibility for collecting taxes.

a person who collects the tickets of patrons entering a cinema, theatre etc so that they cannot be used again

A person who collects the toll at a toll road or toll bridge. / A device that counts the people going through a turnstile and paying a toll.

(US, Canada) A worker who removes refuse. / (programming) An algorithm, procedure or thread dedicated to garbage collection: reclaiming resources which are no longer in use.

Synonym of pure finder

Anything that a collector finds desirable and worth collecting.

plural of collector's edition

A person who takes part in stamp collecting. / An officer who collects stamp duties.

Any system designed to collect solar radiation for producing thermal energy, which may be used for space heating or for electricity generation.