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 |
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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