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collector

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One who collects things which are separate; esp., one who makes a business or practice of collecting works of art, objects in natural history, etc.; as, a collector of coins.

A compiler of books; one who collects scattered passages and puts them together in one book.

An officer appointed and commissioned to collect and receive customs, duties, taxes, or toll.

One authorized to collect debts.

A bachelor of arts in Oxford, formerly appointed to superintend some scholastic proceedings in Lent.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I am not a collector of deserts! Benito Mussolini

This week, penny collector Gene Sukie went to the bank and cashed in 10,000 pounds of pennies he had collected over 34 years, which were worth over 14,000 dollars. And, of course, I was in line behind him. Tina Fey

A scientist is no more a collector and classifier of facts than a historian is a man who complies and classifies a chronology of the dates of great battles and major discoveries. Peter Medawar

The devil sups with the tax collector. Togolese Proverb

When the devil grows poor he becomes a tax collector. Greek Proverb

A fly, a harlot, a beggar, a rat, and gusty wind; the village-boss and the tax collector – these seven are always annoying to others. Hindi Proverb

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