collector
noun
col·lec·tor
kə-ˈlek-tər 
: one that collects: such as
a
: an official who collects funds or moneys
b
: a person who makes a collection
stamp collector
c
: an object or device that collects
the statuette was a dust collector
d
Examples of collector in a Sentence
He is an avid stamp collector.
The painting was purchased by a private collector.
The trash collectors came early today.
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The money is often overlooked by busy individuals who might have moved multiple times and the bill collector lost track of them when sending out refunds for various items.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2025
Online auctions are also rapidly gaining share over physical auctions as younger collectors prefer to bid from their phones.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 25 July 2025
Tiptronic models take a 15 percent or greater price hit, as few collectors looking for a pure 911 experience want an automatic transmission.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 25 July 2025
The Flawless and Immaculate brands typically stand as two of Panini’s top high-end products, meaning the cards from those sets command some of the highest price tags for collectors to buy on the secondary market.
—Larry Holder, New York Times, 25 July 2025
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2025
Online auctions are also rapidly gaining share over physical auctions as younger collectors prefer to bid from their phones.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 25 July 2025
Tiptronic models take a 15 percent or greater price hit, as few collectors looking for a pure 911 experience want an automatic transmission.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 25 July 2025
The Flawless and Immaculate brands typically stand as two of Panini’s top high-end products, meaning the cards from those sets command some of the highest price tags for collectors to buy on the secondary market.
—Larry Holder, New York Times, 25 July 2025
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“Collector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collector. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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collector
noun
col·lec·tor
kə-ˈlek-tər
1
: a person whose job is to collect money due
tax collector
bill collector
2
: one that makes a collection
stamp collector
3
: an object or device that collects
the ornament was just a dust collector
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