collector's item

noun

Definition of collector's itemnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collector's item
  1. conversation piece
  2. collectible
  3. souvenir
Noun
  • Your next conversation piece could be waiting at your local thrift shop.
    — Emma Taubenfeld, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026
  • The idea is to let the barrel jeans be the conversation piece, then style around them thoughtfully.
    — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Definition of conversation piece
Noun
  • His favorite Vader collectible is a Hot Toys figure with removable helmet pieces and a light-up lightsaber.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
  • Prevailing wisdom tells us rookie cards are the most valuable collectible.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of collectible
Noun
  • Antique vendors line the square with objects that feel less like souvenirs and more like pieces from someone’s old apartment, old bar, or old life.
    — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Snapchat mastermind and man who gets a lot of money to play soccer, Erling Haaland, is out of the World Cup and headed back to Norway, but not without some souvenirs.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of souvenir

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