phillumenist
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prettygoodwordphillumenist (fi-LOO-muh-nist) - n., someone who collects matchbooks or matchbox labels.
Yup, there's a word for it. Coined in the early 1940s from Greek phil-, love of + Latin lumen, light + Grecolatin -ist, suffix indicating person who practices.
---L.
Yup, there's a word for it. Coined in the early 1940s from Greek phil-, love of + Latin lumen, light + Grecolatin -ist, suffix indicating person who practices
---L.
