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collector

[kuh-lek-ter] / kəˈlɛk tər /
NOUN
one who collects accounts
Synonyms
STRONG
representative
WEAK
collection agency collection agent customs official revenue agent
NOUN
one who collects specimens
Synonyms
STRONGEST
connoisseur hobbyist
STRONG
accumulator antiquarian antiquary authority compiler fancier finder gatherer
WEAK
pack rat

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His late 1980s abstracts have historically sold the best, with a collector in 2015 paying a record-setting $46.5 million for one of his 1986 untitled abstracts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"I thought about maybe taking them down the litigation side of things but the solicitor suggested a debt collector."

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

It was discovered by avocational fossil collector Lloyd Gunther and donated to the Kansas University Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum in 1981.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Elaine Wynn, the co-founder of Mirage Resorts and Wynn Resorts, billionaire philanthropist and art collector and philanthropist, has died.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

A day came when Katie didn’t have the twenty cents for the insurance collector.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Vocabulary lists containing collector

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