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title: collector — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «collector» in the school dictionary: A collector is a person who collects things of one kind as a hobby, such as stamps, coins, cards or shells. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# collector

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** collector, person, job, part, solar collector, uncle · **What happens:** be, collect, gather, check, ticket, pay · **To what, where:** person, things, part, science, something, heat · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«collector» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [collector in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/collector.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A collector is a person who collects things of one kind as a hobby, such as stamps, coins, cards or shells.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collector:m1:1
# text = A collector is a person who collects things of one kind as a hobby, such as stamps, coins, cards or shells.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	collector	collector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	collects	collect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	hobby	hobby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	18	case	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	stamps	stamp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	coins	coin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	shells	shell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a collector | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **collect** | present | a person | things of one kind |  |  |  | as a hobby and stamps and coins and cards or shells | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A collector is a person whose job is to collect money or things, such as a tax collector, a ticket collector or a rubbish collector.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collector:m2:1
# text = A collector is a person whose job is to collect money or things, such as a tax collector, a ticket collector or a rubbish collector.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	collector	collector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	collect	collect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	19	case	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	fixed	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	collector	collector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	ticket	ticket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	collector	collector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	appos	_	_
24	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	collector	collector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a collector | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | job |  |  |  |  | collect *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In science and technology, a collector is a part that gathers something, such as a solar collector that gathers heat from the sun.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collector:m3:1
# text = In science and technology, a collector is a part that gathers something, such as a solar collector that gathers heat from the sun.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	technology	technology	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	collector	collector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	gathers	gather	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	19	case	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	fixed	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	solar	solar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	collector	collector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
20	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	21	nsubj	_	_
21	gathers	gather	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	acl:relcl	_	_
22	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
23	from	from	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	sun.	sun.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a collector | a part and a solar collector |  | science and technology |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **gather** | present | a part and a solar collector | something |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 3 | **gather** | present | a solar collector | heat |  | the sun. |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent heat=Theme from sun.=Source |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My uncle is a stamp collector with over two thousand stamps.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collector:x1:1
# text = My uncle is a stamp collector with over two thousand stamps.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	stamp	stamp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	collector	collector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	over	over	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	compound	_	_
10	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	stamps	stamp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My uncle | a stamp collector |  |  |  | with thousand stamps | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ticket collector checked our tickets on the train.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collector:x2:1
# text = The ticket collector checked our tickets on the train.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ticket	ticket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	collector	collector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	tickets	ticket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | the ticket collector | our tickets |  | the train |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ticket=Theme |
| 2 | **ticket** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom ticket «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A collector paid a lot of money for the old toy car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collector:x3:1
# text = A collector paid a lot of money for the old toy car.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	collector	collector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | past | a collector | a lot of money |  |  |  | for the old toy car | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent lot=Asset for car=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rubbish collectors come every Tuesday morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collector:x4:1
# text = The rubbish collectors come every Tuesday morning.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	collectors	collector	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
6	Tuesday	Tuesday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | the rubbish collectors |  |  |  | morning |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This rare card is a real collector's item.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collector:x5:1
# text = This rare card is a real collector's item.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	rare	rare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	collector	collector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	item	item	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | this rare card | a real collector's item |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A solar collector on the roof warms the water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collector:x6:1
# text = A solar collector on the roof warms the water.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	solar	solar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	collector	collector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	warms	warm	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warm** | present | a solar collector on the roof | the water |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent water=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The coin collector has 48 coins and buys 12 more.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collector:x7:1
# text = The coin collector has 48 coins and buys 12 more.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	collector	collector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	48	48	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	coins	coin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	buys	buy	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the coin collector | 48 coins |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coin=Patient |
| 2 | **buy** | present | the coin collector *not said here* | 12 more |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lottery collector pressed me so hard that I thought I should crack.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collector:x8:1
# text = The lottery collector pressed me so hard that I thought I should crack.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lottery	lottery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	collector	collector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pressed	press	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	crack	crack	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | past | the lottery collector | me |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent i=Result |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **crack** | should | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |

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