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completist.

A collector who strives to obtain a complete collection of some type of thing, especially a fan who aims to own or consume the complete output of a particular author, publisher, musician or band.

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Meaning & usage

noun/kəmˈpliːtɪst/

  1. A collector who strives to obtain a complete collection of some type of thing, especially a fan who aims to own or consume the complete output of a particular author, publisher, musician or band.

  2. A person who champions any philosophy which focuses on the completeness of something.

    A completist philosopher holds that a definite complete body of knowledge exists to be discovered.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English complete 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 completist From complete + -ist.

adj/kəmˈpliːtɪst/

  1. Which attempts to collect something completely.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English complete 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 completist From complete + -ist.

adj/kəmˈpliːtɪst/

  1. Alternative spelling of completest.

    alt-of · alternative · obsolete
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