collectorate

col·lec·tor

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Definitions of collectorate word

noun collectorate the office of a collector in India 3
noun collectorate a person or thing that collects. 1
noun collectorate a person employed to collect debts, duties, taxes, etc. 1
noun collectorate a person who collects books, paintings, stamps, shells, etc., especially as a hobby. 1
noun collectorate Electricity. a device for accumulating current from contact conductors. 1
noun collectorate Electronics. an electrode in a transistor or vacuum tube for collecting electrons, ions, or holes. 1

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin, equivalent to Latin colleg- (variant stem of colligere; see collect1) + -tor -tor

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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