American English
/kʰəˈlɛk.tɚ/
3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
A person who regularly gathers items of one kind, often as a hobby.
In “collector,” the main stress is on the middle syllable: /kʰəˈlɛk.tɚ/.
A person who regularly gathers items of one kind, often as a hobby.
She is a collector of antique postcards.
My uncle has been a coin collector for years.
avid collector · stamp collector · coin collector · art collector
a collector of + plural noun
A person or company whose job is to get money that people owe.
A debt collector called about my old credit-card bill.
The tax collector sent us a notice.
debt collector · tax collector · bill collector · professional collector
a collector of + noun
A person or company whose job is to get unpaid money from people.
A debt collector called about my old credit-card bill.
A person whose job is to collect taxes.
The tax collector sent us a notice.
An object that is especially interesting or valuable to people who gather items of that kind.
That old camera may be a collector's item.