1. a person who collates or compares texts, documents, or data
2. a machine that sorts and arranges sheets of paper or documents in proper order
Usage: printing; office equipment

Examples

• The manuscript collator carefully compared different versions of the ancient text.
• She worked as a collator for the publishing house, organizing research materials.
• The office purchased a new collator to handle large printing jobs more efficiently.
• The collator automatically sorted the exam papers by student ID number.
• As a data collator, he was responsible for organizing survey responses.
• The printing company’s collator could handle up to 500 sheets per minute.