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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Artists, collectors, philanthropists, and art world luminaries came together to celebrate at the MoMA PS1 2025 Annual Gala and to raise more than $1.8 million.
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Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Handbag collectors are likely to make a beeline for Schwartz’s Hermès Ostrich Tri-Color Birkin 35 with Palladium Hardware, on offer for $36,900.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 May 2025
The bar also hosts weekly vinyl collector gatherings around a long communal table and a DJ booth turntable on which guests are welcome to pop on their own selection from the 6,000-strong record collection.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025
The roughly twenty-one-inch-square canvas—whose size the New York Times somewhat cruelly likened to that of a throw pillow—hammered for $41 million after sparking a bidding war between two collectors, with the absent and as yet unnamed victor offering the winning price via telephone.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 May 2025
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Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Handbag collectors are likely to make a beeline for Schwartz’s Hermès Ostrich Tri-Color Birkin 35 with Palladium Hardware, on offer for $36,900.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 May 2025
The bar also hosts weekly vinyl collector gatherings around a long communal table and a DJ booth turntable on which guests are welcome to pop on their own selection from the 6,000-strong record collection.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025
The roughly twenty-one-inch-square canvas—whose size the New York Times somewhat cruelly likened to that of a throw pillow—hammered for $41 million after sparking a bidding war between two collectors, with the absent and as yet unnamed victor offering the winning price via telephone.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 May 2025
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“Collector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collector. Accessed 20 May. 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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