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collettore

collector

noun kol-let-TOH-reh Rare
People & Society Professions

Origin: From Latin collector, from colligere (to collect, to gather).

Also means

manifold (technical), drain

Usage Note

Collettore has several technical senses: a tax collector or debt collector (collettore di imposte), an exhaust or intake manifold in an engine (collettore di scarico), or a drainage collector (collettore fognario). The general sense of 'one who collects' is less common than collezionista for a hobbyist collector. Plural: collettori.

Examples

"Il collettore fognario è intasato."

Natural Translation

The sewer collector is blocked.

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