gramophonistn.
/ɡraˈmɒfənɪst//ˈɡraməfəʊnɪst/ Now rare.
One who uses or operates a gramophone; a ‘gramophile’.
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society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > a sound recording > [noun] > record-lover
gramophonist1907
gramophile1922
discophile1932
1907 Daily Chron. 12 Dec. 7/4 The gramophonist will redistribute the pearls of wisdom which have fallen from the lips of great Unionist statesmen to crowds of admiring villagers.
1923 Weekly Disp. 4 Feb. 2 I must modestly disclaim being a passionate gramophonist (if that is the word).
1924 P. A. Scholes 1st Bk. Gramophone Rec. 123 The description..will..be thought sufficient by many gramophonists.
1934 C. Stone in H. C. Bryson Gramophone Record p. xii The true gramophonist will prefer to melt an old worn-out favourite and shape it into a flower~bowl..rather than to drop it into the dustbin.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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