Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lotologist

/ləˈtɑləd͡ʒɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lot-o-log-ist
IPA: /ləˈtɑləd͡ʒɪst/

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who collects lottery tickets as a hobby.

Example Sentences

"[Alfred] Ricks is a lotologist, one of a growing number of people who collect, study and admire lottery tickets – not for the prizes they promise, but for their art and value as collectors' items."
"Star Trek scratch-off tickets are probably the most valuable of all the California games because they are prized by thousands of Trekkies as well as "lotologists.""
"Held this year in northeast Philadelphia, the gathering is an opportunity to meet other self-described "lotologists," trade tickets and take a gander at the never-ending multitude of collectible material."
"Although most lotologists collect scratch tickets that have already been scratched, approximately 15% of lotologists collect unscratched tickets."

Etymology

Possibly lot(tery) + -ologist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lottery

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ləˈtɑləd͡ʒɪst/
British English: /ləˈtɒləd͡ʒɪst/

Inflected Forms

lotologists (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce lotologist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ləˈtɑləd͡ʒɪst/.
What does lotologist mean?: A person who collects lottery tickets as a hobby.
Where does lotologist come from?: Possibly lot(tery) + -ologist.

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