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Accumulator (Noun)

A person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes).

Nouns denoting people.

The property owner hired an accumulator to collect rent from tenants on the due date every month.
As the town's accumulator, Mrs. Johnson was responsible for collecting taxes from residents each year.
The company hired a team of accumulators to solicit and collect donations for the charitable event.
After graduating, John got a job as an accumulator for a utility company, collecting payment for electric and gas bills.
The council appointed an accumulator to collect the annual license fees from dog owners in the community.

(computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register.

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

A voltaic battery that stores electric charge.

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

The lead-acid battery in the car acts as an accumulator to start the engine and power the accessories.
A nickel-cadmium accumulator is often used in cordless power tools to provide a reliable source of electricity.
The deep cycle accumulator in the off-grid solar panel system helps to stabilize the voltage and provide power during the night.
In the early days of electric vehicles, an accumulator was used to store the energy generated by the regenerative braking system.
The hydroelectric dam uses an accumulator to store excess energy generated during periods of low demand for later use.