Monday, October 15, 2007

What collectors are called

  • The name for a teddy bear collector is archtophilist or arctophile.
  • Collectors of dolls are called plangonologists.
  • A collector of paper money, coins, tokens, and related objects is called a numismatist.
  • A collector of paper money is called a notaphilist.
  • A labeorphilist is a collector of beer bottles.
  • A collector of butterflies is called a lepidopterist.
  • A collector of matchbooks and matchbook covers is a phillumenist.
  • A collector of antiques is an antiquarian.
  • If you collect obsidian and syenite you are called a rock hound.
  • A stamp collector is called a philatelist.
  • A pernalogist is a collector of pearls.
  • Cinephiles are film collectors.
  • A bibiophilist collects books.
  • A copoclephilist collects key rings.
  • A deltiologist collects post cards.
  • A collector of hi-fi equipment is called an audiophile
  • Spermologist collect seeds
  • A spermologer is one who collects Trivia (this from the original Trivial Pursuit game)