🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

コレクター

Pronunciation / Transliteration: korekuta

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Collector/kəˈlɛk.tər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼は珍しい切手のコレクターです。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who gathers or accumulates items of a particular kind, often as a hobby.

    "He is a passionate collector of rare stamps from around the world."
  2. 2

    An individual who collects debts or payments.

    "The collector was persistent in retrieving the overdue payments."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin verb 'colligere', meaning 'to gather together' (com- 'together' + legere 'to gather'). It entered Middle English via Old French in the late 14th century, initially referring to someone who collects taxes or dues, later broadening to general gathering and accumulation.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Collector"?

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Collector"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Collector" Synonym Map