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phillumenist

American  
[fi-loo-muh-nist] / fɪˈlu mə nɪst /

noun

  1. a collector of matchbooks and matchboxes.

phillumenist British  
/ fɪˈljuːmənɪst, -ˈluː- /

noun

  1. a person who collects matchbox labels

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  • phillumeny noun

Etymology

Origin of phillumenist

1940–45; phil- + Latin lūmen light + -ist

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Eventually she became a full-bore phillumenist, the technical term for matchbook collectors.

From Los Angeles Times

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