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conductor vs collector

collector vs conductor

conductor and collector both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
conductor Yes No No No
collector Yes No No No
As nouns, collector is a hypernym of conductor; that is, collector is a word with a broader meaning than conductor:
  • conductor: the person who collects fares on a public conveyance
  • collector: a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
Other hypernyms of conductor include accumulator, gatherer.
conductor (noun) collector (noun)
a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc. the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes
the person who leads a musical group a crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth
the person who collects fares on a public conveyance a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat a person who collects things
Difference between conductor and collector

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