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noun
an article or object of particular interest or value because of its uniqueness or scarcity.
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Origin of collector's item
First recorded in 1930ā35
Words nearby collector's item
collectivization, collectivize, collect on delivery, collector, collectorate, collector's item, colleen, college, College Board, College Boards, college of advanced technology
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British Dictionary definitions for collector's item
collector's item
collector's piece
noun
a thing regarded as being exquisite or rare and thus worthy of the interest of one who collects such things
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Other Idioms and Phrases with collector's item
collector's item
An object of great interest, value, or rarity, as in This necklace is a collector's item. Originating in the early 1900s as collector's piece, a usage still common in Britain, the term in its present form is occasionally transferred to persons as well, as in The Beach Boys became a collector's item on the tour. [c. 1930]
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