There is a new and happy breed, the Phillumenists, better known as Match-box Label collectors.
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Phillumenist
//fɪˈluːmənɪst//
Synonyms for "phillumenist"
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9 translations across 7 languages.
Dutch
2 entries- luciferdoosjesverzamelaar noun (collector)
- luciferdoosjesverzamelaarster noun (collector)
Finnish
1 entries- fillumenisti noun (collector)
French
1 entries- philuméniste noun (collector)
German
2 entries- Phillumenist noun (collector)
- Phillumenistin noun (collector)
Russian
1 entries- филумени́ст noun (collector)
Swedish
1 entries- filumenist noun (collector)
Ukrainian
1 entries- філуменіст noun (collector)
Sample sentences
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To be a real phillumenist, however, requires that one take his assorted books and "shuck" them, "press" them, and then categorize them according to subject, era, size, and maker.
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This matchbox is a Swedish safety match from the Jönköping match factory. It's manufactured in 1858, just in time for the American Civil War. I like it very much. I guess that makes me something of a phillumenist.
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