{
    "term": "collector",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person who collects things, either as a hobby or as a job",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a stamp collector"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**ticket/tax collectors**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a major collector of Japanese art"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Art", "Hobbies"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "major", "avid"],
                "phrases": ["a collector’s item"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "(in India) the chief government official of a district, responsible for general administration, development programmes, etc.",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəˈlektə(r)/",
                "audio": "co/collector/collector__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəˈlektər/",
                "audio": "co/collector/collector__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (denoting a person who collects money): from Anglo-Norman French collectour, from medieval Latin collector, from collect- ‘gathered together’, from the verb colligere, from col- ‘together’ + legere ‘choose or collect’."
}