Collecting People
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff
People who collect things are called by many names. Some of their names are as unusual as the items they collect.
Collector | Collection |
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Archtophilist | Teddy Bears |
Bestiarist | Medieval Books on Animals |
Bibliophilist | Books |
Brandophilist | Cigar Bands |
Conchologist | Shells |
Copoclephilist | Key Rings |
Deltiologist | Postcards |
Dologist | Bird's Eggs |
Lepidopterist | Butterflies |
Numismatist | Coins |
Philatelist | Stamps |
Philographist | Autographs |
Phonophile | Phonograph Records |
Plangonologist | Dolls |
Receptarist | Recipes |
Vecturist | Subway Tokens |
Vexillologist | Banners or Flags |