completionist

[ kuhm-plee-shuh-nist ]

/ kəmˈpli ʃə nɪst /

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noun

(in a video game) a player who attempts to complete every challenge and earn every achievement or trophy: I’m not really a completionist, so I skipped the side missions and focused on the main story quests.

completist (def. 1).

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Origin of completionist

First recorded in 1970–75; completion + -ist

Words nearby completionist

complete metamorphosis, complete quadrilateral, completer set, completing the square, completion, completionist, completist, complex, complex analysis, complex carbohydrate, complex conjugate

How to use completionist in a sentence

We think more trades should keep these completionists in mind — not because there’s any inherent advantage, just because it’s fun.
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