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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 quadrilateral, completer set, complete transduction, completing the square, completion, completionist, completist, complex, complex absence, complex analysis, complex carbohydrate
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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.

    The Summer Of Playoffs|Sarah Shachat|August 18, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
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