Definition of "collector" []

  • One that collects: a dust collector. (noun)
  • A person employed to collect taxes, duties, or other payments. (noun)
  • A person who makes a collection, as of stamps. (noun)
  • An electrode collector. (noun)
  • A solar collector. (noun)
  • A person or thing that collects (noun)


  • A person employed to collect debts, rents, etc (noun)
  • The head of a district administration in India (noun)
  • A person who collects or amasses objects as a hobby (noun)
  • The region in a transistor into which charge carriers flow from the base (noun) (c) HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 2016

Use "collector" in a sentence
  • "Though he disdains the term "collector"—"Cars are an emotional love for me; I buy cars because they are romantic and beautiful"—Mr. Lauren's garage is home to some of the most historically important cars in the world: A Scaglietti-bodied Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa (1958); a Touring-bodied Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B spider (1938); a rare alloy-bodied Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing (1955) and alloy-bodied Jaguar XKSS (1957)."
  • "I am a much more careful, astute, mature coin collector from the experience."
  • "Speaking from experience, there are a lot of distractions at the show and a gentle prod from a collector is a good way to remind me to hold a coin."