Collector
noun
A person who collects things as a hobby.
My uncle is a stamp collector.
Often appears as...
- stamps collector
- coins collector
noun
A person whose job is to gather or collect something.
He works as a debt collector.
Often appears as...
- tax collector
- debt collector
noun
A person who receives or collects something.
The rent collector comes every month.
Often appears as...
- rent collector
- toll collector
noun
A part of a device that collects or receives solar or electrical energy.
The solar collector on the roof provides us with free electricity.
Often appears as...
- solar collector
- energy collector
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Technical
noun
A person who collects things as a hobby.
My uncle is a stamp collector.
Often appears as...
- stamps collector
- coins collector
noun
A person whose job is to gather or collect something.
He works as a debt collector.
Often appears as...
- tax collector
- debt collector
noun
A person who receives or collects something.
The rent collector comes every month.
Often appears as...
- rent collector
- toll collector
noun
A part of a device that collects or receives solar or electrical energy.
The solar collector on the roof provides us with free electricity.
Often appears as...
- solar collector
- energy collector
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Hobby Context
The term collector often implies personal passion or interest in the collected items.
She became a collector of rare comic books because she loved their art.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
'Collector' usually has a positive feel, indicating enjoyment or hobbyist enthusiasm.
As a music collector, he takes pride in his extensive vinyl collection.
Pro Tip 3/3Collector Community
Collectors often join communities to exchange items and share knowledge.
She met other enthusiasts at the doll collector's convention.
Pro Tip 1/3Hobby Context
The term collector often implies personal passion or interest in the collected items.
She became a collector of rare comic books because she loved their art.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
'Collector' usually has a positive feel, indicating enjoyment or hobbyist enthusiasm.
As a music collector, he takes pride in his extensive vinyl collection.
Pro Tip 3/3Collector Community
Collectors often join communities to exchange items and share knowledge.
She met other enthusiasts at the doll collector's convention.
Pro Tip 1/3Hobby Context
The term collector often implies personal passion or interest in the collected items.
She became a collector of rare comic books because she loved their art.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
'Collector' usually has a positive feel, indicating enjoyment or hobbyist enthusiasm.
As a music collector, he takes pride in his extensive vinyl collection.
Pro Tip 3/3Collector Community
Collectors often join communities to exchange items and share knowledge.
She met other enthusiasts at the doll collector's convention.
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How record collectors...
if you miss your opportunity, you might not see that record ever in your life. But I guess the only person in here truly impressed by record collectors is another record collector. To the outside world, we seem like a very weird, oddball group of individuals.
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The passing of time,...
The boats and the costumes look exactly as they did then. And an important element that I really want you guys to understand this is not a timelapse, this is me photographing throughout the day and the night. I am a relentless collector of magical moments.
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Inside the Dead Shed PIPE...
God. I mean, that's one of those things that you see in movies, but you don't actually think that people do it. So what is the story of all of these heads? Well, these have been taken from collectors, bought them from a variety of places around the world,
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These Men Love...
collecting you go to the dealers you've got the people who collect from monetary advancement but there are quite a few of us who are quite dedicated mobile collectors who collect them for their own sake I mean technically seventeen a
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An honest look at the...
Bill collectors call constantly, reading verbatim from a script before expressing polite sympathy for my plight and then demanding payment arrangements I can't possibly meet. Friends wonder privately how someone so well educated
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Best Of Frogs PIPE Top 5 PIPE...
it's the roger brooks bird wing it's got the most impressive wingspan these are incredibly rare here the simple fact that they're so beautiful that collectors will pay immense prices for them apparently if you can get a live
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Losing everything -...
collector major big-time it's gone I just looked at it and I didn't know what to do I mean this was was I my things I always live in the present I love the present I cherished the future and I was
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The Messiah Before...
really new now a tablet called the jeselsohn stone named for respected antiquities collector david jeselsohn has recently surfaced I don't have anything like it of such a long
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How to build a company...
in parallel with our thinking. That has been how we've run the investment business, and it's how we also deal with the people management. In order to give you a glimmer into what this looks like, I'd like to take you into a meeting and introduce you to a tool of ours called the "Dot Collector" that helps us do this.
Video examples
Can we improve prison...
coming into the prison in the first instance you and I can make a difference on a final note I want to say to you whatever it is that you feel passionate about whatever you're serious is that you feel so angry about you can do something and there are stories I can tell you I can tell you about collectors who was in
Video examples
How record collectors...
if you miss your opportunity, you might not see that record ever in your life. But I guess the only person in here truly impressed by record collectors is another record collector. To the outside world, we seem like a very weird, oddball group of individuals.
Video examples
The passing of time,...
The boats and the costumes look exactly as they did then. And an important element that I really want you guys to understand this is not a timelapse, this is me photographing throughout the day and the night. I am a relentless collector of magical moments.
Video examples
Inside the Dead Shed PIPE...
God. I mean, that's one of those things that you see in movies, but you don't actually think that people do it. So what is the story of all of these heads? Well, these have been taken from collectors, bought them from a variety of places around the world,
Video examples
These Men Love...
collecting you go to the dealers you've got the people who collect from monetary advancement but there are quite a few of us who are quite dedicated mobile collectors who collect them for their own sake I mean technically seventeen a
Video examples
An honest look at the...
Bill collectors call constantly, reading verbatim from a script before expressing polite sympathy for my plight and then demanding payment arrangements I can't possibly meet. Friends wonder privately how someone so well educated
Video examples
Best Of Frogs PIPE Top 5 PIPE...
it's the roger brooks bird wing it's got the most impressive wingspan these are incredibly rare here the simple fact that they're so beautiful that collectors will pay immense prices for them apparently if you can get a live
Video examples
Losing everything -...
collector major big-time it's gone I just looked at it and I didn't know what to do I mean this was was I my things I always live in the present I love the present I cherished the future and I was
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The Messiah Before...
really new now a tablet called the jeselsohn stone named for respected antiquities collector david jeselsohn has recently surfaced I don't have anything like it of such a long
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
I know that collector types can be a pain in the neck and seem perpetually frozen in time - or at least in their parents' basement - but someone has to look out for the past, lest it slip away forever.
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Richard MacDonald
American Sculptor
There is a connection between me and the collectors, and as admirers of the work they tell me about the differences the pieces are able to make in their lives on a daily basis.
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Norman Braman
American Businessman
There is a type of respect that we have for each other and a warm feeling that exists between dealers and collectors who have known each other for many years.
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James Caan
American Actor
What I do quite honestly and seriously and not in any way being humble is not as important as what the garbage collector does. People make actors important.
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Kehinde Wiley
American Artist
There's something to be said about the art-industrial complex, the collectors who recognize that your work has some sort of future economic value.
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James Lafferty
American Actor
It has been common knowledge to informed collectors that many times the finest and rarest art glass is found unsigned.
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Enda Kenny
Irish Politician
Ireland cannot become the collector general for the world. We can only tax on profits generated in the country here.
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Robert Mueller
American Public Servant
I think around the world, our agents are the best collectors of information you'll find.
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Victor Pinchuk
Ukrainian Businessman
Financial crisis is the moment of truth for real collectors and true artists.
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Robert Mapplethorpe
American Photographer
I don't think any collector knows his true motivation.
Quote examples
Henry Rollins
American Musician
I know that collector types can be a pain in the neck and seem perpetually frozen in time - or at least in their parents' basement - but someone has to look out for the past, lest it slip away forever.
Quote examples
Richard MacDonald
American Sculptor
There is a connection between me and the collectors, and as admirers of the work they tell me about the differences the pieces are able to make in their lives on a daily basis.
Quote examples
Norman Braman
American Businessman
There is a type of respect that we have for each other and a warm feeling that exists between dealers and collectors who have known each other for many years.
Quote examples
James Caan
American Actor
What I do quite honestly and seriously and not in any way being humble is not as important as what the garbage collector does. People make actors important.
Quote examples
Kehinde Wiley
American Artist
There's something to be said about the art-industrial complex, the collectors who recognize that your work has some sort of future economic value.
Quote examples
James Lafferty
American Actor
It has been common knowledge to informed collectors that many times the finest and rarest art glass is found unsigned.
Quote examples
Enda Kenny
Irish Politician
Ireland cannot become the collector general for the world. We can only tax on profits generated in the country here.
Quote examples
Robert Mueller
American Public Servant
I think around the world, our agents are the best collectors of information you'll find.
Quote examples
Victor Pinchuk
Ukrainian Businessman
Financial crisis is the moment of truth for real collectors and true artists.
Quote examples
Robert Mapplethorpe
American Photographer
I don't think any collector knows his true motivation.
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