phillumenist
/fɪˈluːmənɪst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who collects match-related items, like matchbox labels, matchboxes, matchbooks, or matchbook covers.
Example Sentences
- "There is a new and happy breed, the Phillumenists, better known as Match-box Label collectors."
- "To be a real phillumenist, however, requires that one take his assorted books and "shuck" them, "press" them, and then categorize them according to subject, era, size, and maker."
- "This matchbox is a Swedish safety match from the Jönköping match factory. It's manufactured in 1858, just in time for the American Civil War. I like it very much. I guess that makes me something of a phillumenist."