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collectors

/kəˈlɛktərz/ /ˈkɒlɛktərz/

Meanings
noun
A person who or thing that collects, or which creates or manages a collection.

Examples :

"He is an avid collector of nineteenth-century postage stamps."
person job organization business industry

Related Words

Illustration superintend

superintend verb

/ˌsupərɪnˈtɛnd/ /ˌsupərənˈtɛnd/

To oversee the work of others; to supervise.

"The construction foreman will superintend the building project, ensuring everyone follows the plans. "

Illustration protection

protection noun

/pɹəˈtɛkʃən/

The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.

"Raincoats give protection from rain."

Illustration widespread

widespread adjective

/ˈwaɪdˌsprɛd/

Affecting a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.

"The flu was widespread throughout the school, with many students absent. "

Illustration collection

collection noun

/kəˈlɛkʃən/

A set of items or amount of material procured or gathered together.

"The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets."

Illustration assembling

assembling verb

/əˈsɛmblɪŋ/ /æˈsɛmblɪŋ/

To put together.

"He assembled the model ship."

Illustration government

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

Illustration scholastic

scholastic noun

/skəˈlæstɪk/

A member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian.

"Thomas Aquinas, a prominent scholastic, profoundly influenced Christian theology through his integration of Aristotelian philosophy. "

Illustration developments

developments noun

/dɪˈvɛləpmənts/ /dəˈvɛləpmənts/

The process of developing; growth, directed change.

"The development of this story has been slow."

Illustration proceedings

proceedings noun

/pɹəˈsiːd.ɪŋz/

The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction

"The proceedings of the school meeting focused on improving student behavior. "

Illustration painstakingly

painstakingly adverb

/ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋli/

In a painstaking manner; very slowly and carefully.

"The artist painstakingly brushed each layer of paint to achieve the perfect sunset. "

Illustration nineteenth

nineteenth noun

/ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ/

The person or thing in the nineteenth position.

"In the line for movie tickets, the nineteenth complained about the long wait. "

Illustration transistor

transistor noun

/trænˈzɪstər/ /trænˈsɪstɚ/

(semiconductors) A solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals, which can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation, and many other functions.

"The transistor in the radio allowed us to hear the distant news report clearly. "