26984 words

collector

6 definitions • 7 examples
1
someone who collects objects because they are beautiful, valuable, or interesting:

Examples:

a keen stamp/antiques collector
a collector of modern art
2
someone whose job is to collect tickets or money from people:

Examples:

a tax/ticket collector
3
the person who is in charge of the local government in a particular town or area of the country
4
someone who collects certain things as a job or as a hobby:

Examples:

An avid art collector, he owned at least a dozen Picassos.
5
a person who collects a particular type of object as a hobby or investment:

Examples:

art/coin/stamp, etc. collector
He became an avid collector of rare stamps.
6
someone whose job is to collect money from people:

Examples:

bill/debt/tax collector

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