Collector - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- 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
singular: collector
plural: collectors
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