Tuesday, October 21, 2008

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.

· Conchologists collect animal shells.

· 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 scripophilist collects old stocks and bonds.

· 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).

· A Heortologist collects religious calenders.

· A Collector of walking sticks is a rabdophilist.

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