COLLECTOR'S ITEM Synonyms: 35 Similar Words

collector's item

noun

Definition of collector's item

as in conversation piece

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Recent Examples of collector's item The freebie has become a collector's item for the coffee giant's biggest fans. — Amelia Lucas,kate Rogers, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025 The pull tabs also provide something of value through the cut-out milkcap — a collector's item similar to the POGs craze of the 1990s and the Japanese game of Menko that originated long before it. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025 The collector's item includes stories about how the couple has impacted small businesses, nonprofits, clothing shops and the community leaders in Kansas City. — Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Feb. 2025 As of Thursday afternoon, the collector's item was listed as sold out on the Mattel website. — Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for collector's item

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Noun

Buy the wavy mirror, add the odd stool or conversation piece and wait for personality to arrive.

— Steven Weill, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026
Or, hang a conversation piece on the wall directly above the landing.

— Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of conversation piece

Noun

After a brief history lesson on the region’s papermaking tradition—which dates back to the Middle Ages—pop into La Scuderia del Duca, whose vast selection of handmade paper feels like a museum in itself and makes for the perfect souvenir.

— Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
Affordable and meaningful, omamori make great souvenirs and are traditionally returned to the shrine after a year to be ritually burned in gratitude.

— Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of souvenir

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