completist

completist
noun Date: 1951 one who wants to make something (as a collection) complete

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  • completist — [kəmplēt′ist] n. a collector who endeavors to gather one example of every item in a particular category or subgroup, as a hobby …   English World dictionary

  • completist — 1. noun a) A collector who strives to obtain a complete collection of some type of thing. b) A person who champions any philosophy which somehow includes the completeness of something; as, a completist philosopher who holds that there is a… …   Wiktionary

  • completist — /kəmˈplitəst/ (say kuhm pleetuhst) noun Also, completist collector. 1. someone who aims for a full set in a collection, as with the works of a particular musician, or material relating to a famous person, etc. –adjective 2. of or relating to such …  

  • completist — /keuhm plee tist/, n. a collector who attempts to collect an example of every item in a particular field. [1955 60; COMPLETE + IST] * * * …   Universalium

  • completist — n. A person who obsessively gathers the complete collection of a particular set of items (such as a musician s recordings or an author s books). Example Citation: Hendrix completists, and they are legion, already will have these volumes cataloged …   New words

  • completist — noun an obsessive, typically indiscriminate, collector or fan …   English new terms dictionary

  • completist — com·plet·ist …   English syllables

  • completist — com•plet•ist [[t]kəmˈpli tɪst[/t]] n. cvb a collector who attempts to collect an example of every item in a particular field • Etymology: 1950–55 …   From formal English to slang

  • completist — kəmˈplēd.ə̇st noun ( s) : one who wants to achieve completeness ; specifically : one whose collection (as of music) is or aims to be exhaustive Ella Fitzgerald completists will want this album …   Useful english dictionary

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