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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One of the six, and the only one painted in this stunning shade of purple-blue, is owned by Miami collectors Constance and Mike Fernandez, who presented the car at the Cavallino.
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Howard Walker, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2025
This year, don’t be surprised if collectors looking for a hidden gem turn their focus to outsider art.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 29 Jan. 2025
These included Dior’s Maria Grazia Chiuri; Giambattista Valli; Moschino’s creative director and passionate fashion collector Adrian Appiolaza; Longchamp’s Sophie Delafontaine; Swarovski’s global creative director Giovanna Engelbert, and Olivier Saillard, among many others.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
Aided by lifelong collector Reubens’ incomparable archive of still photographs and video footage, the portrait that emerges — sometimes humorously, sometimes sadly — is of a man fighting to reestablish control over his own story in the aftermath of the tabloid scandals that wrenched it away.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Howard Walker, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2025
This year, don’t be surprised if collectors looking for a hidden gem turn their focus to outsider art.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 29 Jan. 2025
These included Dior’s Maria Grazia Chiuri; Giambattista Valli; Moschino’s creative director and passionate fashion collector Adrian Appiolaza; Longchamp’s Sophie Delafontaine; Swarovski’s global creative director Giovanna Engelbert, and Olivier Saillard, among many others.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
Aided by lifelong collector Reubens’ incomparable archive of still photographs and video footage, the portrait that emerges — sometimes humorously, sometimes sadly — is of a man fighting to reestablish control over his own story in the aftermath of the tabloid scandals that wrenched it away.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Collector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collector. Accessed 1 Feb. 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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