collectioner

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noun

A poor person who was entitled to receive some of the money from a church's collection plate.

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Meanings

nouncollectioner (plural collectioners)

plural collectioners

  1. historicalA poor person who was entitled to receive some of the money from a church's collection plate.

Origin

From collection + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

recollection
Cite this entry
APA

collectioner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collectioner

MLA

“collectioner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collectioner. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “collectioner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collectioner.

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