col‧lec‧tor /kəˈlektə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: collection, collector, collective, collectable, collectible, collectivism, collectivization; adjective: collected, collective, collectable, collectible, collectivist; verb: collect, collectivize; adverb: collectively]

1. someone who collects things that are interesting or attractive ⇒ collect, collection:
a stamp collector
The painting was bought by a private collector.

2. someone whose job is to collect taxes, tickets, debts etc ⇒ collect, collection
tax/ticket/debt/refuse collector

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collector
noun
ADJ. great, major a major collector of Japanese art
ardent, assiduous, avid, enthusiastic, keen, serious | private | art, coin, plant, record, stamp
PHRASES a collector's item This vase is quite rare and is almost a collector's item.

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