accumulator

Definition

One who, or that which, accumulates.

Etymology

From Latin accumulātor, agent noun of accumulō (“pile up”), accumulate + -or.

Example Sentences

• "He is a great accumulator of bad jokes."
• "Looks like it's time to recharge the accumulator again."
• "The largest payout for a bet on a horse race was $1,627,084 after tax, paid to Britons Anthony Speelman and Nicholas Cowan on their $64 nine-horse accumulator at Santa Anita Racecourse, California, in 1987."

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