"phillumenist" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɪˈluːmənɪst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phillumenist.wav Forms: phillumenists [plural]
Etymology: From phil- (“love of”) + Latin lumen (“light”) + -ist. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|phil|t1=love of}} phil- (“love of”) +, {{uder|en|la|lumen||light}} Latin lumen (“light”), {{suffix|en||ist}} + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} phillumenist (plural phillumenists)
  1. A person who collects match-related items, like matchbox labels, matchboxes, matchbooks, or matchbook covers. Categories (topical): Hobbyists Related terms: phillumeny Translations (collector): luciferdoosjesverzamelaar [masculine] (Dutch), luciferdoosjesverzamelaarster [feminine] (Dutch), fillumenisti (Finnish), philuméniste (French), Phillumenist [masculine] (German), Phillumenistin [feminine] (German), филумени́ст (filumeníst) (Russian), filumenist [common-gender] (Swedish), філуменіст (filumenist) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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