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Webster 1913 Edition

Collator

Col-la′tor

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Noun.
[L.]
1.
One who collates manuscripts, books, etc.
Addison.
2.
(Eccl. Law)
One who collates to a benefice.
3.
One who confers any benefit.
[Obs.]
Feltham.

Webster 1828 Edition

Collator

COLLATOR

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Noun.
1.
One who collates or compares manuscripts or copies of books.
2.
One who collates to a benefice, as when the ordinary and patron are the same person.

Definition 2024

collator

collator

English

Noun

collator ‎(plural collators)

  1. a person who collates
  2. (obsolete, computing) a machine that selects, merges and matches decks of punch cards; a program that merges files
  3. a police officer who maintains criminal records and analyzes them for intelligence

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