A list of people who collect things, from the common stamp collector to the bizarre hoarder of sugar packets. A lot of these people who accumulate a particular type of collection have been given a proper technical name to describe their passion for collecting items.
| Collector | Collection |
|---|---|
| aerophilatelist | airmail stamps |
| arctophile | bear figures |
| audiophile | music |
| bestiarist | medieval books on animals |
| bibliophile | books |
| brandophilist | cigar bands |
| cameist | cameos |
| conchologist | shells |
| copoclephilist | keyrings |
| deltiologist | postcards |
| discophile | records / cds |
| errinophilist | revenue or tax stamps |
| ex-librist | book plates |
| fusilatelist | telephone calling cards |
| helixophile | corkscrews |
| heortologist | religious calanders |
| iconophile | prints and engravings |
| lepidopterist | butterflies |
| numismatist | money and medals |
| oologist | bird's eggs |
| philatelist | postage stamps |
| phillumenist | matchbook covers |
| philographist | autographs |
| phonophile | phonograph records |
| plangonologist | dolls |
| receptarist | recipes |
| succrologist | sugar packets |
| tegestologist | beer mats |
| telegery | telephone calling cards |
| vecturist | transport tokens |
| vexillologist | flags |
| xylographer | woodcuts / engraving |
Thanks to a couple of pub quiz help users for identifying new collector names