Collector - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kəˈlektər|  American pronunciation of the word collector
Brit.  |kəˈlektə|  British pronunciation of the word collector

noun

- a person who collects things
- a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) (syn: accumulator)
- a crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth
- the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes

Extra examples

He is an avid stamp collector.

The painting was purchased by a private collector.

The trash collectors came early today.

The painting was bought by a private collector.

The museum is the brainchild of a wealthy art collector.

...a mint baseball card that should be worth a lot to a collector...

These valuable coins were procured from a famous collector.

The original 1965 bottle is now a collector's item (=one of a set of objects people like to collect because they are interesting or valuable).

The painting was sold to a private collector.

...the sugary prettiness of the knickknacks is sure to appeal to a certain type of collector...

Word forms

noun
singular: collector
plural: collectors
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