collector (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[collector 词源字典]
late 14c., "gatherer of taxes, etc.," from Anglo-French collectour "collector" (of money or taxes; Old French collector, Modern French collecteur), from Late Latin collector, agent noun from colligere (see collect). Fem. form collectress is attested from 1825.[collector etymology, collector origin, 英语词源]