completist

American  

[kuhm-plee-tist] / kəmˈpli tɪst /

noun

1. a person who attempts to complete a collection or set, especially a collector who wants to collect an example of every item in a particular field: I'd only recommend this movie to Hepburn completists.

   This recording is a must for obsessive Sinatra completists.

   I'd only recommend this movie to Hepburn completists.

2. completionist.

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completist British  

/ kəmˈpliːtɪst /

noun

1. a person who collects objects or memorabilia obsessively

   ardent John Wayne completists

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Etymology

Origin of completist

First recorded in 1950–55; complet(e) ( def. ) + -ist ( def. )

Example Sentences

“SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night” is not for the completist.

From Salon

“SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night” is not for the completist.

From Salon

If you’re an “SNL” completist and faithful fan, the best piece of the entire show for you may have been the cold open, which features a huge number of past guest hosts who’ve done the task five or more times.

From Los Angeles Times

If you’re a Taylor Swift fan, for instance, you might buy minimally different “special” editions of her latest out of the need to be a completist.

From New York Times

So consider this not a completist collection of Gordon’s music, but merely a tantalizing and deliciously distorted sampler.

From New York Times