A collector is a person who collects things of a particular type as a hobby.
...a stamp-collector.
...a respected collector of Indian art. [+ of]
His work is much sought after by collectors.
Synonyms: gatherer, acquirer, saver, amasser More Synonyms of collector
2. countable noun [usually noun NOUN]
You can use collector to refer to someone whose job is to take something such as money, tickets, or rubbish from people. For example, a rent collector collects rent from people.
He earned his living as a tax collector.
...a garbage collector.
collector in British English
(kəˈlɛktə)
noun
1.
a person or thing that collects
2.
a person employed to collect debts, rents, etc
3.
the head of a district administration in India
4.
a person who collects or amasses objects as a hobby
5. electronics
the region in a transistor into which charge carriers flow from the base
Derived forms
collectorship (colˈlectorˌship)
noun
collector in American English
(kəˈlɛktər)
noun
a person or thing that collects
; specif.,
a.
a person whose work is collecting taxes, overdue bills, etc.
b.
a person who collects stamps, books, etc. as a hobby
c.
in some transistors, the region or layer of semiconductor material, acting as an electrode, that receives the electric current from the base
Word origin
ME collectour < ML collector
Examples of 'collector' in a sentence
collector
It would certainly bring you in a large sum from an enthusiastic collector.
Lewis, Roy A TROUT IN THE MILK (2001)
A voracious collector faced with the existence of a really appropriate item, an obsessive item.
Malcolm, John THE GWEN JOHN SCULPTURE (2001)
In reality, he had decided that he would far prefer to handle the collector alone.
Ferrars, Elizabeth UNREASONABLE DOUBT (2001)
He might indeed be a thief, yes, who had taken these coins from some collector of antiquities.
Robert Silverberg LORD PRESTIMION (2001)
In other languages
collector
British English: collector /kəˈlɛktə/ NOUN
A collector is a person who collects things of a particular type as a hobby.
...an art collector.
American English: collector
Arabic: مُحَصِّل
Brazilian Portuguese: colecionador
Chinese: 收藏家
Croatian: sakupljač
Czech: sběratel
Danish: samler
Dutch: verzamelaar
European Spanish: coleccionista
Finnish: keräilijä
French: collectionneur
German: Sammler
Greek: συλλέκτης
Italian: collezionista
Japanese: 収集家
Korean: 수집가
Norwegian: samler
Polish: kolekcjoner
European Portuguese: colecionador
Romanian: colecționar
Russian: коллекционер
Latin American Spanish: coleccionista
Swedish: samlare
Thai: นักสะสม
Turkish: koleksiyoncu
Ukrainian: колекціонер
Vietnamese: người sưu tầm
All related terms of 'collector'
art collector
a person who collects works of art
bow collector
a sliding current collector , consisting of a bow-shaped strip mounted on a hinged framework , used on trains, etc, to collect current from an overhead-wire
tax collector
a person whose job it is to collect the taxes owed by individuals
debt collector
a person that collects debts on behalf of creditors
dust collector
A dust collector is a vessel or piece of equipment for the removal of dust from a gas .
rate collector
a person whose job it was to collect the rates
rent collector
a person who goes from house to house collecting rental payments for the owner of those houses
solar collector
a device in the form of a concave mirror that concentrates and collects the energy of the sun so that it can be stored and used (eg for heating water)
garbage collector
A garbage collector is a person whose job is to take people's garbage away .
refuse collector
A refuse collector is a person whose job is to take people's garbage away.
ticket collector
a person who checks that passengers on a train, etc, have a valid ticket , and marks it so that it cannot be used again
collector's item
A collector's item is an object which is highly valued by collectors because it is rare or beautiful .
stamp collecting
Stamp collecting is the hobby of building up a collection of stamps.