Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A collector of postage-stamps and revenue-stamps as objects of curiosity or interest.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One versed in philately; one who collects postage stamps, as a hobby or for investment; a stamp collector.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who studies
stamps .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a collector and student of postage stamps
Etymologies
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Examples
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I'm a keen philatelist, which is not widely known, and
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 12: 17 PM philatelist than one who identifies as Republican
A party held together with spit, chewing gum, baling wire, and duct tape 2009
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If you're looking for a present for a philatelist in your life, I'd definitely recommend this one.
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The history of the post office is rarely of interest to anyone but the uniquely eager philatelist.
Marc Hartzman: A Touch of Knowledge: Missile Mail Marc Hartzman 2011
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Gustave chose art from the outset, not only joining the Impressionists but buying their works and often supporting them with loans; on the side, he was a philatelist, a yachtsman and boat designer, and, like his friend Monet, a passionate gardener.
A Delightful Window Into Caillebotte Brothers' Private World Judy Fayard 2011
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If things continue this way in less than a generation it will be easier to find a person under forty who identifies as Zoroastrian or philatelist than one who identifies as Republican.
Lance Mannion: 2009
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The problem for the prime minister is that telling Tories not to bang on about Europe is like telling an obsessive philatelist to stop "banging on about stamps".
The Tory Eurosceptics are on a roll. So why are they still so cross? | Andrew Rawnsley 2011
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If things continue this way in less than a generation it will be easier to find a person under forty who identifies as Zoroastrian or philatelist than one who identifies as Republican.
A party held together with spit, chewing gum, baling wire, and duct tape 2009
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Apart from the bankers, there was Charlotte de Rothschild (1819-1884) who founded the Home for Aged Incurables and the Jews' Emigration Society; Nathaniel de Rothschild (1812-1870), who bought the land near Bordeaux that became the Château Mouton Rothschild vineyards; and Arthur de Rothschild (1851-1903), a philatelist.
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My dad is a philatelist (stamp collector!) and he wanted you to know that the Charles and Ray Eames entire block of 16 attached stamps
June 2008 2008
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February 26, 2007