COLLECTOR Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

collector

noun

Definition of collector

as in connoisseur

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Recent Examples of collector Confirm with the creditor or debt collector whether the debt has actually been settled, canceled or otherwise resolved. — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 In March of 2025, it was acquired by a secretive British collector—its first and only private owner. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026 In the living room, Tagliaferri, who is an art collector himself, created a floor-to-ceiling ceramic mural. — Leonie Rolinck, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2026 For watches, jewelry, handbags, and sneakers, 20% or fewer Gen Z collectors wanted recognition even within specialist collector communities. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for collector

Recent Examples of Synonyms for collector

Noun

Then [fellow Housewife and caviar connoisseur] Meredith Marks called me.

— Lindy Segal, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2026
Long revered by Italian connoisseurs but little known elsewhere, Leoncillo is enjoying something of a revival.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of connoisseur

Noun

That said, starring in a Jane Austen adaptation is a different beast altogether — but Edgar-Jones has been an Austen admirer from an early age.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
Soderbergh has been longtime admirer of Reeves work, and with Reeves unable to be on set, the Oscar-winning director offered to help with finishing principal photography.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of admirer

Noun

For a few moments, the image jerks around in a raw amateur way.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026
The London edition of Frieze, a longstanding highlight on the global art calendar that draws an annual pilgrimage of high-net-worth collectors, advisors, dealers, curators, institutional directors and amateurs to the British capital.

— Mahoro Seward, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of amateur

Noun

Several outside experts agreed with him, calling the methods state-of-the-art.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Legal experts have echoed those concerns, noting that relying on the NVRA’s general preamble language to halt state election certification lacks precedent.

— Hugh Son, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of expert

Noun

The blog got picked up by a larger Brooklyn real estate website, Brownstoner, and developed a dedicated online following of architecture enthusiasts and aspiring DIYers.

— Sophie Caldwell,Valentina Duarte, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Egyptology enthusiasts and other visitors stood in a messy single-file line with phone cameras in hand, some with selfie sticks and most with bags under their eyes from waking up so early.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of enthusiast

Noun

Overton, however, claimed that both informants were lying — and that the semen found on the comforter was planted on the scene by a spurned ex-lover with connections to the police department.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
The professionalization worked, but at the expense of the site’s internal culture, Cooke argues, as generous eccentrics were displaced by neurotic lovers of rules.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of lover

Noun

Diane refuses, but April hesitantly makes the trip, only to learn that Theo — an artistic dilettante who lives in the city with his girlfriend, Lucy (Odessa A’zion) — has been lunching with Sandra behind her back.

— Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Thinking otherwise is the mistake of amateurs and dilettantes.

— Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026