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Meaning of "collector" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COLLECTOR

collector  [kəˈlɛktə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLLECTOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Collector is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COLLECTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Collector

Collector may refer to: In popular culture: ▪ Collecting, a type of hobby ▪ Collector, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe ▪ Collector, a 2011 Indian Malayalam film ▪ Collectors, a fictional insectoid race in the video game Mass Effect 2Collectors, an Australian television series ▪ Collector Records, an American folk label founded by Joe Glazer ▪ "Collectors", a short story by Raymond Carver from his collection Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? In places: ▪ Collector, New South Wales, a town in Australia ▪ Collector Parish, Argyle, a parish in New South Wales, Australia In other uses: ▪ Collector road, a type of road leading from local roads to busier areas ▪ District collector or simply collector, in India, a government appointee in charge of a district in a state ▪ Collector, in automotive engineering, a part of some extractor manifolds ▪ Collector, in electronics, a part of a transistor ▪ Collector, in finance, an employee of a collection agency ▪ Collector, in water treatment, a class of chemicals used in froth flotation...

Definition of collector in the English dictionary

The first definition of collector in the dictionary is a person or thing that collects. Other definition of collector is a person employed to collect debts, rents, etc. Collector is also the head of a district administration in India.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLLECTOR


connecter
kəˈnɛktə
deflector
dɪˈflɛktə
detector
dɪˈtɛktə
director
dɪˈrɛktə
elector
ɪˈlɛktə
free-selector
ˈfriːsɪˌlɛktə
genuflector
ˈdʒɛnjʊˌflɛktə
hector
ˈhɛktə
inflector
ɪnˈflɛktə
inspector
ɪnˈspɛktə
neglector
nɪˈɡlɛktə
noncollector
ˌnɒnkəˈlɛktə
prelector
prɪˈlɛktə
protector
prəˈtɛktə
reflector
rɪˈflɛktə
retroreflector
ˌrɛtrəʊrɪˈflɛktə
sector
ˈsɛktə
selecta
sɪˈlɛktə
selector
sɪˈlɛktə
vector
ˈvɛktə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLLECTOR

collective ownership
collective pitch lever
collective security
collective unconscious
collectively
collectiveness
collectivisation
collectivise
collectivism
collectivist
collectivistic
collectivities
collectivity
collectivization
collectivize
collectivized
collector´s item
collector´s piece
collectorate
collectorship

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLLECTOR

actor
art director
artistic director
associate director
connector
corrector
debt collector
detective chief inspector
effector
executive director
injector
lector
managing director
music director
private sector
projector
public sector
rector
sales director
smoke detector
Spector

Synonyms and antonyms of collector in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COLLECTOR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «collector» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of collector

Translation of «collector» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLLECTOR

Find out the translation of collector to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of collector from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «collector» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

收藏家
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

coleccionista
570 millions of speakers

English

collector
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कलेक्टर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُحَصِّل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коллекционер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

colecionador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংগ্রাহক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

collectionneur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengumpul
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sammler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

収集家
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수집가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kolektor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người sưu tầm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கலெக்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जिल्हाधिकारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kolektör
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

collezionista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kolekcjoner
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колекціонер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

colecționar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συλλέκτης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

versamelaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

samlare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

samler
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of collector

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLLECTOR»

The term «collector» is very widely used and occupies the 8.949 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLLECTOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «collector» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «collector» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about collector

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10 QUOTES WITH «COLLECTOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word collector.
1
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I write from real life. I am an unrepentant eavesdropper and a collector of stories. I record bits of overheard dialogue.
2
Aldrich Ames
An espionage organization is a collector: it collects raw information. That gets processed by a machinery that is supposed to resolve its reliability, and to present a finished product.
3
Anthony Bourdain
I'm a comic nerd. I'm a former serious collector for much of my childhood and early teen years I wanted to draw underground comics.
4
Adam Clayton
There are two types of collector, I think. There are those who are quite academic, and get into the archaeology of finding the earliest example of a particular idea. Then there are those interested in what's new.
5
Bill Dedman
Huguette Clark was an artist, a painter and doll collector.
6
Illeana Douglas
I'm a huge poster collector.
7
Jourdan Dunn
I'm a compulsive sneaker collector, mostly limited edition.
8
Olafur Eliasson
I don't know a single collector or museum director who says: 'Oh, he's on a list, so I think I'll buy something of his.' The people who buy my art put a little more thought into it than that.
9
Michael Gambon
I'm an anorak. I've always been an obsessive collector of things. Richard Briers collects stamps. I collect cars and guns, which are much more expensive, and much more difficult to store.
10
Sheherazade Goldsmith
Conservation is key to preserving many of the world's natural beauty spots, so do your best to help by keeping to designated footpaths and being a discerning souvenir collector.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLLECTOR»

Discover the use of collector in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to collector and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Collector
This tale of obsessive love--the story of a lonely clerk who collects butterflies and of the beautiful young art student who is his ultimate quarry--remains unparalleled in its power to startle and mesmerize.
John Fowles, 2012
2
Moshling Collector's Guide
Buster Bumblechops shares his secrets for collecting Moshlings in a book with profiles on each Moshling and tips for attracting and keeping each little monster.
Steve Cleverley, 2011
3
The Perfume Collector
An unexpected inheritance from a French woman she has never met sends her on a journey to Paris, to a long-abandoned perfume shop where she discovers the bewitching story of Eva d’Orsey, a perfumer’s muse in the 1920s.
Kathleen Tessaro, 2013
4
The Bride Collector
As the Bride Collector picks up the pace-and volume-of his gruesome crucifixions, the case becomes even more personal to Raines when his friend and colleague, a beautiful young forensic psychologist, becomes the Bride Collector's next ...
Ted Dekker, 2010
5
The Eyeball Collector
Hector trails the Eyeball Collector to the small village of Pagus Parvus and the foreboding Withypitts Hall, run by the eccentric Lady Mandible who has a strange taste for the macabre.
F.E. Higgins, 2009
6
Official Price Guide to Collector Knives
Provides descriptions and prices for collectible knives, along with information about collecting the item, different types and brands, main components, and factors that can affect its value.
C. Houston Price, Mark D. Zalesky, 2008
7
The Bone Collector: The First Lincoln Rhyme Novel
In his most gripping thriller yet, Jeffery Deaver takes readers on a terrifying ride into two ingenious minds...that of a physically challenged detective and the scheming killer he must stop.
Jeffery Deaver, 1998
8
The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles
This book is produced in Japan with high quality to ensure the superb feel of the original edition. Each copy is hand-numbered.
Bob C. Stevens, 1976
9
The Collector of Treasures: And Other Botswana Village Tales
Botswana village tales about subjects such as the breakdown of family life and the position of women in this society.
Bessie Head, 1992
10
The Collector
From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Nora Roberts comes a novel of a woman who needs nothing, a man who sees everything, and the web of deceit, greed, and danger that brings them together—and could tear them apart .
Nora Roberts, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLLECTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term collector is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lockport volunteers promote city with fantasy collector cards
Emily McAsey, D-Romeoville, receives a collector card from Brian Sobotka, Providence Bank & Trust branch manager, Tuesday during a tour of ... «Suburban Life Publications, Jul 15»
2
Dog fatally shot three times in head by garbage collector
JACKSON, MI – A dog was shot and killed by a garbage collector on Euclid Street Monday night, police said. Jackson police Deputy Chief John ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
3
Jaguar Land Rover launches 'collector's' range of lifestyle products
Jaguar Land Rover launches 'collector's' range of lifestyle products. The collection includes clothing, gifts, accessories and luggage items. «Business Standard, Jul 15»
4
Florida Tax Collector Wants to Seize Atlanta's Ferris Wheel
The collector filed a 166-page lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court, alleging that SkyView's previous owners owe $237,105 in delinquent ... «Curbed National, Jul 15»
5
Owe Upper Macungie money? Bill collector will be calling on you
Bill collector will be calling on you. Upper Macungie. MICHAEL KUBEL, MORNING CALL FILE PHOTO. Folks late on their local service bills in ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
6
Peoria collector taps into lifelong hobby
Ron Jones greets guests to his collection of vintage beer cans and other memorabilia at his home in Peoria. (Nick Cote/Daily News-Sun). «YourWestValley.com, Jul 15»
7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Zombies Mode and Collector's Editions …
A range of Collector's Editions for Black Ops 3 are going to be announced and you'll have the chance to play the multiplayer mode on the ... «Gamespresso, Jul 15»
8
Tom Caulfield , collector who helped establish Ferrari Club of …
Tom Caulfield and his winning 1951 Ferrari 212 Export Touring Berlinetta at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. | Provided photo. «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
9
Eranhipalam junction should have been given priority: Collector
Mayor A.K. Premajam has welcomed the decision of the State government to construct the flyovers at Thondayad and Ramanattukara. However ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
10
Probe Charges, Says Collector
GUNTUR: Following allegations of irregularities in allocation of houses in Swarna Bharathi Nagar, district collector Kantilal Dande directed ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Collector [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/collector>. Apr 2024 ».
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