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| This is an interesting list of the names various | | | | -[Base Origin: 1790'1800; < L numismat- (s. of |
| collectors call themselves (arctophile? - teddy | | | | numisma) coin + -ist] |
| bears!), with definitions and pronunciations. | | | | Oenophile [EE-nuh-fahyl], -ist [ee-NOF-uh-list] |
| Official Collector Names - Compiled at All these | | | | -a person who enjoys wines, usually as a |
| names are found in at least one dictionary. There | | | | connoisseur. |
| are other terms used by collectors that are | | | | -[Base Origin: 1925'30; < F < Gk oÐn(os) wine + |
| common, but not yet recorded as "official" by a | | | | -o- -o- + F -phile -phile] |
| dictionary. They are on the -- List. | | | | Philatelist [fi-LAT-l-ist] |
| Aerophilatelist [air-oh-fi-LAT-l-ist] | | | | -the collecting of stamps and other postal matter |
| -a student or collector of airmail stamps, | | | | as a hobby or an investment |
| cancellations, etc. | | | | -the study of postage stamps, revenue stamps, |
| -[Base Origin: aero- + philately] | | | | stamped envelopes, postmarks, postal cards, |
| Arctophile [AHRK-tuh-fahyl] | | | | covers, and similar material relating to postal or |
| -a person who is very fond of and is usually a | | | | fiscal history |
| collector of teddy bears | | | | -[Base Origin: 1860'65; < F philatélie < Gk phil- |
| -[Base Origin: < Gk arkto-, comb. form of arktós | | | | phil- + atéleia freedom from charges (taken to |
| bear + -phile] | | | | mean recipient's freedom from delivery charges |
| Audiophile [AW-dee-uh-fahyl] | | | | by virtue of the stamp which sender affixed to |
| -a person who is especially interested in | | | | the letter), lit., want of taxation, equiv. to a- a-6 + |
| high-fidelity sound reproduction | | | | tél(os) tax + -eia -y3] |
| -[Base Origin: 1950'55; audio- + -phile] | | | | Phillumenist [fi-LOO-muh-nist], [fi-LOO-muh-nist] |
| Bibliophile [BIB-lee-uh-fahyl, -fil], -ist | | | | -a collector of matchbooks and matchboxes |
| [bib-lee-OF-uh-list] | | | | -[Base Origin: 1940'45; phil- + L lkmen light + -ist] |
| -a person who loves or collects books, esp. as | | | | Pyrographer [pahy-ROG-ruh-fur] |
| examples of fine or unusual printing, binding, or the | | | | -one who burns designs on wood, leather, etc., |
| like | | | | with a heated tool |
| -[Base Origin: 1815'25; biblio- + -phile] | | | | -one who collects such items |
| Conchologist [kong-KOL-uh-jist] | | | | -[Base Origin: 1875'80, Americanism; pyro- + |
| -a collector and student of mollusk shells | | | | -graphy] |
| -[Base Origin: 1770'80; conch + -o- + -logy] | | | | Scripophile [SKRIP-uh-fahyl], -ist [skri-POF-uh-list] |
| Deltiologist [del-tee-OL-uh-jist] | | | | -a person who practices scripophily |
| -a postcard collector; a person who collects | | | | -[Base Origin: 1975'80; scrip + -o- + -phile]scrip |
| postcards as a hobby | | | | [SKRIP] |
| -[Base Origin: 1945'50; < Gk deltí(on), dim. of | | | | -a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of |
| déltos writing tablet + -o- + -logy] | | | | writing |
| Discophile [DIS-kuh-fahyl] | | | | -a scrap of paper |
| -a person who studies and collects phonograph | | | | -Finance: |
| records, esp. those of a rare or specialized nature | | | | --a certificate representing a fraction of a share |
| -[Base Origin: 1935'40; disc + -o- + -phile] | | | | of stock |
| Ex-librist [eks LEE-brist] | | | | --a certificate to be exchanged for goods, as at a |
| -a collector of ex-libris recordsex-libris [eks | | | | company store |
| LEE-bris, LAHY-] | | | | --a certificate indicating the right of the holder to |
| -from the library of (a phrase inscribed in or on a | | | | receive payment later in the form of cash, goods, |
| book before the name of the owner): Ex libris | | | | or land |
| Jane Doe. | | | | -paper currency in denominations of less than one |
| -an inscription in or on a book, to indicate the | | | | dollar, formerly issued in the United States |
| owner; bookplate. | | | | -[Base Origin: 1610'20; earliest sense "scrap of |
| -[Base Origin: 1875'80; < L ex l+br+s out of the | | | | paper" perh. gradational var. of scrap; subsequent |
| books (of), from the books (of)] | | | | sense development shows influence of script and |
| Exonumist [ek-suh-NOO-mist, -NYOO-, | | | | subscription, with def. 3a specifically a shortening |
| EK-suh-noo-, -nyoo-] | | | | of subscription receipt] |
| -a person who collects exonumia (items, as | | | | Vecturist [VEK-chuh-rist] |
| tokens or medals, that resemble money but are | | | | -a person who collects transportation tokens as a |
| not intended to circulate as money) | | | | hobby |
| -[Origin: exonum(ia) + -ist] | | | | -[Base Origin: < L vectkr(a) transport, money paid |
| -[Base Origin: 1965'70; exo- + num(ismatic) + -ia] | | | | for transport, fare (vect(us) ptp. of vehere to |
| Iconophile [ahy-KON-uh-fahyl] | | | | convey + -kra -ure) + -ist] |
| -a connoisseur of icons or images. | | | | Vexillologist [vek-suh-LOL-uh-jist] |
| -[Base Origin: 1880'85; icono- + -phile] | | | | -an expert in flags |
| Lepidopterist [lep-i--DOP-tuh-rist] | | | | -[Base Origin: 1955'60; < L vexill(um) flag, vexillum |
| -the collecting of butterflies and moths | | | | + -o- + -logy] |
| -[Base Origin: 1895'1900; Lepidopter(a) + -o- + | | | | Xylographer [zahy-LOG-ruh-fur] |
| -logy] | | | | -the art of engravings on wood, or of printing |
| Numismatist [noo-MIZ-muh-tist, -MIS-, nyoo-] | | | | from such engravings |
| -a specialist in numismatics | | | | -a collector of such items |
| -a person who collects numismatic items, esp. | | | | -[Base Origin: 1810'20; < F xylographie. |