collectressrare.|kəˈlɛktrɛs| [f. collector + -ess; cf.actress, etc.] A female collector. 1825Hone Every-Day Bk. I. 54 What one puts into the uppermost bowl the..collectress slips into the bowl beneath it.1834Beckford Italy I. 43 That great collectress of relics, the holy Empress Helena.