Word family noun collection collector collective collectable collectible collectivism collectivization adjective collected collective collectable collectible collectivist verb collect collectivize adverb collectively
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcollectorcol‧lec‧tor /kəˈlektə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 COLLECTsomeone who collects things that are interesting or attractive → collect, collection a stamp collector The painting was bought by a private collector.2 WORKERsomeone whose job is to collect taxes, tickets, debts etc → collect, collectiontax/ticket/debt/refuse collectorExamples from the Corpus
collector• The pub will display railway and theatre memorabilia and collectors items.• The women began producing thousands of rugs a year for sale to tourists and collectors.• The gallery was full of art collectors and dealers.• He's an avid collector of Beatles memorabilia.• He's been a coin collector for years.• Although nationally distributed boxes do not change fronts often, the regional ones do, making them a prime target for collectors.• Prices range from £5-£90, depending on the rarity of the year and the number of collectors within that market.• Suppose we have a processor with a thousand-square-meter solar collector.• They have to give a written description of the waste to the collectors, and sign a transfer note for it.tax/ticket/debt/refuse collector• Are you going to use your local agents or staff, a debt collector, a solicitor, political pressure or what?• Also patron of accountants, bankers, bookkeepers, customs agents, and tax collectors.• They're not really bookies these days, they're just debt collectors.• Of course, the very concept of a popular tax collector is as oxymoronic as jumbo shrimp.• But the rich will always be better at hiding from the tax collector than the poor.From Longman Business Dictionarycollectorcol‧lec‧tor /kəˈlektə-ər/ noun [countable]1someone whose job is to collect something, for example taxes or debtsa wave of strikes by tax collectorsWhen Tina fell behind on her credit-card bill, debt collectors bombarded her employer with phone calls.2someone who collects things that are interesting or attractiveAn American art collector paid $1.2 million for a drawing by Matisse.The table was sold to a private collector. 