debt collector; bill collector
A person whose job is to collect debts, often with a slightly negative or rough connotation.
The debt collector calls almost every day.
あの取り立て屋はとても怖いと評判だ。
That bill collector has a reputation for being very intimidating.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant with simplified okurigana.
Compound of 取り立て (collection, from 取り立てる 'to collect') + 屋 (suffix for a person or shop).