| 单词 | philatelist |
| 释义 | philatelist (once / 69937 pages) n Don't call a coin collector a philatelist. That word is reserved for people who collect stamps. If you're going to become a philatelist, start saving those old envelopes. The phil- at the beginning of philatelist gives you a hint as to its meaning: it means "love" — a Francophile is a person who loves France. The Greek ateleia meant "exemption from payment," an exemption that was marked by a stamp. So a philatelist is literally a person who "loves stamps." The world of the philatelist is a strange and tiny one. It makes one wonder why someone starts collecting stamps in the first place. Maybe it's the pretty little pictures. WORD FAMILYphilatelist: philatelists+/philatelic: philatelical, philatelically/philately: philatelic, philatelist USAGE EXAMPLESIf you’re a philatelist or astronomy enthusiast you can snag sheets of the stamps online. New York Times(May 31, 2016) After the death of her first husband, she married a well-known philatelist. New York Times(May 22, 2016) The once-a-decade stamp show is the world’s largest gathering of philatelists. Washington Times(May 03, 2016) n a collector and student of postage stamps Syn|Hyper stamp collector aggregator, collector a person who collects things |
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