COLLECTOR in a Sentence

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For COLLECTOR, below is one of 6 sentences:
It was perhaps her very manner of holding herself aloof that appealed to his collector's passion for the rare and unattainable.

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 Meanings and Examples of COLLECTOR
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
collector
 n.  a person who collects things because they are beautiful, valuable, or interesting
 n.  a person who is employed to get payments, as for rent or taxes
Classic Sentence:
1  But your real collector values a thing for its rarity.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 1
2  It was perhaps her very manner of holding herself aloof that appealed to his collector's passion for the rare and unattainable.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 10
3  The husband of Princess Betsy, a good-natured fat man, an ardent collector of engravings, hearing that his wife had visitors, came into the drawing room before going to his club.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: Chapter 6
4  Barge, collector of rents, Rue du Roi-de-Sicile, No.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER I—THE MALICIOUS PLAYFULNESS OF THE WIND
Example Sentence:
1  A collector of rare insects will show us some of his latest discoveries.
2  This clock is a collector's item.