Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A collector of postage-stamps and revenue-stamps as objects of curiosity or interest.
Wiktionary
- n. A person who studies stamps.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One versed in philately; one who collects postage stamps, as a hobby or for investment; a stamp collector.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a collector and student of postage stamps
Examples
“I'm a keen philatelist, which is not widely known, and”
“Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 12: 17 PM philatelist than one who identifies as Republican”
A party held together with spit, chewing gum, baling wire, and duct tape
“If things continue this way in less than a generation it will be easier to find a person under forty who identifies as Zoroastrian or philatelist than one who identifies as Republican.”
A party held together with spit, chewing gum, baling wire, and duct tape
“The history of the post office is rarely of interest to anyone but the uniquely eager philatelist.”
The Huffington Post: Marc Hartzman: A Touch of Knowledge: Missile Mail
“The problem for the prime minister is that telling Tories not to bang on about Europe is like telling an obsessive philatelist to stop "banging on about stamps".”
The Guardian: The Tory Eurosceptics are on a roll. So why are they still so cross? | Andrew Rawnsley
“Apart from the bankers, there was Charlotte de Rothschild (1819-1884) who founded the Home for Aged Incurables and the Jews' Emigration Society; Nathaniel de Rothschild (1812-1870), who bought the land near Bordeaux that became the Château Mouton Rothschild vineyards; and Arthur de Rothschild (1851-1903), a philatelist.”
“Gustave chose art from the outset, not only joining the Impressionists but buying their works and often supporting them with loans; on the side, he was a philatelist, a yachtsman and boat designer, and, like his friend Monet, a passionate gardener.”
The Wall Street Journal: A Delightful Window Into Caillebotte Brothers' Private World
“If you're looking for a present for a philatelist in your life, I'd definitely recommend this one.”
“My dad is a philatelist (stamp collector!) and he wanted you to know that the Charles and Ray Eames entire block of 16 attached stamps”
“I don't know about you, but in the America I live in, I don't want a chronic public masticating, practicing heterosexual, back licking philatelist as my President.”
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
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Collectivist Cultures
Roster of terms ending in "ist" that denote an individual who assembles a collection of a particular thing, or is an enthusiast of such. Some of these names were coined by groups or associations o...
numismatist, philatelist, conchologist, oologist, phillumenist, tegestologist, porcelainist, lepidopterist, exlibrist, cartophilist, arctophilist, iconophilist and 32 more...
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Words with unusual spellings or pronunciations
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eleemosynary, Wednesday, colonel, posslq, zaqqum, qwerty, cinquefoil, qibla(h), minuscule, Cholmondeley, polyphloisboian, ptisan and 67 more...
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TimV's list
porpoise, marmoset, philatelist, porcine, percolator, caustic, zesty, sousaphone, burka
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