Who Collects What?
As soon as someone starts to collect something a word is invented to describe the collector. Most end in- ist, which means a person who does something (as a motorist is someone who drives a car or a
violinist someone who plays a violin). Another ending is-phile or philist, which means a lover of something.
violinist someone who plays a violin). Another ending is-phile or philist, which means a lover of something.
Collectable Collector
- airmail stamps aerophilatelist
- autographs philographist
- badges and patches scutelliphilist
- banknotes notaphilist
- beer bottle labels labeorphilist
- beer mats tegestologist or tegetologist
- books bibliophile or bibliophilist
- butterflies and moths lepidopterist
- cameos cameist
- cheese labels laclabphilist
- cigar bands brandophilist/ cigrinophilist
- cigarette cards cartophilist
- coins, money, medals numismatist
- corkscrews helixophile
- dolls plangonologist
- eggs oologist
- egg-cups pocillovist
- fags and banners vexillologist
- gramophone records discophiilist
- keyrings copoclephilist
- match books phillumenist
- matchboxes cumyxaphilist
- money boxes argyrothecologist
- postcards deltiologist
- prints and book illustrations iconophilist
- shells conchologist
- stamps philatelist
- sugar packets sucrologist
- teddy bears arctophilist
- telephone cards fusilatelist
- arctophile -one who collects bear figures
- audiophile -an audio enthusiast (by extension: one who collects audio equipment
- discophile -one who collects phonograph records, now also includes CDs.
- errinophilist -one who collects revenue or tax stamps (NOT postage stamps).
- ex-librist -one who collects bookplates
- exonumist -one who collects numismatic items other than coins & paper money.
- heortologist -one who studies religious calendars (by extension: and collects).
- iconophile -one who collects prints, engravings, etc
- phonophile -one who collects phonograph records
- pyrographer -one who burns designs on wood or leather with hot instruments
- telegery -one who collects telephone calling cards
- vecturist -one who collects transportation tokens/tickets
- xylographer -one who makes woodcuts or engravings.
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