collectornoun [ C ]
uk/kəˈlek.tər/us/kəˈlek.tɚ/collector noun [ C ] (HOBBY)
B2 someone who collects objects because they are beautiful, valuable, or interesting:
a keen stamp/antiques collector
a collector of modern art
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Collecting and amassing
- a pack rat idiom
- accumulate
- amass
- assemble
- bank
- bunch
- collect
- compilation
- concentration
- garner
- gather
- glean
- harvest
- load up on sth
- magpie
- numismatics
- philatelist
- philately
- scrape
- store
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collector noun [ C ] (JOB)
someone whose job is to collect tickets or money from people:
a tax/ticket collector
Indian English the person who is in charge of the local government in a particular town or area of the country
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Testing, checking and experimenting
- assay
- check
- check sth out
- check up on sb
- crosscheck
- double-check
- inspect
- inspection
- inspector
- play around with sth
- positive vetting
- screen
- spy
- test
- test sth out
- tester
- trial
- trial run
- try sth for size idiom
- try-out
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