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collector

noun as in one who collects accounts

noun as in one who collects specimens

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The first Roman Torlonia acquired important antique sculptures assembled by earlier collectors, with everything restored to perfection—no missing noses or limbless torsos.

Back before YouTube, these were the only way most fans would have access to this kind of footage if you weren’t a rich private collector.

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Both sites have been heavily impacted by development and the removal of objects by private collectors.

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Teachers, medical staff and rubbish collectors will all be joining the rolling industrial action which is set to end in a general strike on Wednesday.

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The painting was purchased by a private collector, whose identity remains undisclosed, and taken to a fine art conservator.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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