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THE LIST - Names For Collectors
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| May 23, 2007
| FACTMONSTER.COM
Posted on 05/23/2007 8:46:07 AM PDT by DogByte6RER
THE LIST
Names for collectors
May 23, 2007
There are a number of special names for people who collect things:
Archtophilist: a person who collects teddy bears
Bibliophilist: collects books
Brandophilist: collects cigar bands
Conchologist: collects shells
Deltiologist: collects postcards
Lepidopterist: collects butterflies
Numismatist: collects coins
Philatelist: collects stamps
Philographist: collects autographs
Plangonologist: collects dolls
Receptarist: collects recipes
Vexillologist: collects flags
SOURCE: FACTMONSTER.COM
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: collections; collectors; hobbies; hobby; names
Hmmmm...but what is the name for a gun collector?
To: DogByte6RER
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posted on
05/23/2007 8:47:00 AM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(Carry Daily. Apply Sparingly.)
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posted on
05/23/2007 8:47:11 AM PDT
by
DogByte6RER
("Loose lips sink ships")
To: DogByte6RER
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posted on
05/23/2007 8:47:44 AM PDT
by
DogByte6RER
("Loose lips sink ships")
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Hey...I REPRESENT that remark!
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posted on
05/23/2007 8:48:10 AM PDT
by
DogByte6RER
("Loose lips sink ships")
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posted on
05/23/2007 8:48:42 AM PDT
by
DogByte6RER
("Loose lips sink ships")
To: DogByte6RER
Bumpologist for later reading.
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posted on
05/23/2007 8:49:12 AM PDT
by
alarm rider
(Why should I not vote my conscience?)
To: DogByte6RER
Taxman: One who collects money
Politician: One who collects votes with the money from the Taxman............
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posted on
05/23/2007 8:52:03 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(My gerund got caught in my diphthong, and now I have a dangling participle...............)
To: DogByte6RER
If you’ve never been there, you must visit the Tower Museum in London. Huge collection of weaponry down through the centuries. Next time, I’m going alone, so as not to be rushed.
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posted on
05/23/2007 8:53:48 AM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(Carry Daily. Apply Sparingly.)
To: DogByte6RER
Choochoologist: train collector
Whinetelist: grievance collector
Pillatelist: prescription collector
Dingatelist: auto dent collector
refundologist: coupon collector
IRS: tax collector
conservative: blame collector
Dang, got to go to work and become a wagetelist. Perhaps more later. ;0)
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posted on
05/23/2007 9:00:11 AM PDT
by
caseinpoint
(Don't get thickly involved in thin things.)
To: caseinpoint
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posted on
05/23/2007 9:10:41 AM PDT
by
DogByte6RER
("Loose lips sink ships")
To: DogByte6RER
Hmmmm...but what is the name for a gun collector?hahaha That was going to be my question, ya beat me to it.
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posted on
05/23/2007 9:15:11 AM PDT
by
processing please hold
(Duncan Hunter '08) (ROP and Open Borders-a terrorist marriage and hell's coming with them)
To: caseinpoint
And those of us that collect Ex Wives?
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posted on
05/23/2007 9:26:21 AM PDT
by
Deguello
To: Deguello
Well....masochist comes to mind.
j/k
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posted on
05/23/2007 10:49:38 AM PDT
by
oldteen
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
If you’ve never been there, you must visit the Tower Museum in London. Huge collection of weaponry down through the centuries. Next time, I’m going alone, so as not to be rushed. Also try the Royal Armory at Leeds.
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posted on
05/23/2007 11:16:15 AM PDT
by
LexBaird
(PR releases are the Chinese dog food of political square meals.)
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