Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

philatelist

/fɪˈlætəlɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: phi-lat-e-list
IPA: /fɪˈlætəlɪst/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who collects and studies postage stamps.

Example Sentences

"M. Laruelle, who had been born in Languion, in the Moselle country, but whose father, a rich philatelist of remote habits, had moved to Paris, usually spent his summer holidays as a boy with his parents in Normandy."

Etymology

Etymology tree English philately Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English philatelist From philately + -ist.

Inflected Forms

philatelists (plural)

Derived Forms

aerophilatelist astrophilatelist

Synonyms

stamp collector

Questions

How do you pronounce philatelist?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɪˈlætəlɪst/.
What does philatelist mean?: A person who collects and studies postage stamps.
Where does philatelist come from?: Etymology tree English philately Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English philatelist From philately + -ist.

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