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phillumenist

[ fi-loo-muh-nist ]
/ fɪˈlu mə nɪst /

noun

a collector of matchbooks and matchboxes.

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Origin of phillumenist

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

Words nearby phillumenist

Phillips catheter, Phillips curve, Phillips head, phillipsite, Phillips screw, phillumenist, Philly, philo-, Philoctetes, philodendron, philography
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British Dictionary definitions for phillumenist

phillumenist
/ (fɪˈljuːmənɪst, -ˈluː-) /

noun

a person who collects matchbox labels

Derived forms of phillumenist

phillumeny, noun

Word Origin for phillumenist

C20: from philo- + Latin lumen light + -ist
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