collector

Example Sentences

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"We sold the stone in 2014 for eight and a half million dollars. It was bought by a private Asian collector who enjoyed it. She wore it," Fawcett said.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Gannaway lived with her father, who had dropped out of school and worked as a garbage collector before an injury landed him on disability.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

"He was going from a collector to a dealer and it's a totally different thing buying as a collector than trying to buy as a dealer."

From BBC • May 6, 2026

The fossil was discovered by an amateur collector in the Judith River Formation in Montana, a region known for preserving a rich record of a 75-million-year-old ecosystem.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

Emily added, “We know you’re a rare-book collector, and we know Mr. Griswold is one of your clients.”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman