Lotologist

//ləˈtɒləd͡ʒɪst// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who collects lottery tickets as a hobby.

    "[Alfred] Ricks is a lotologist, one of a growing number of people who collect, study and admire lottery tickets – not for the prizes they promise, but for their art and value as collectors' items."

Example

More examples

"[Alfred] Ricks is a lotologist, one of a growing number of people who collect, study and admire lottery tickets – not for the prizes they promise, but for their art and value as collectors' items."

Etymology

Possibly lot(tery) + -ologist.

Related phrases

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