stamp-collector

A stamp-collector carefully places a new stamp into her album.

Definition

1. Noun: A is a person who collects postage stamps as a hobby or for study.

Usage Examples

• (A person who collects stamps as a hobby.)
• (A person who collects stamps for study or exchange.)

Advanced Usage

• "a dedicated stamp-collector": someone who pursues stamp collecting with great commitment.
  • She is a dedicated stamp-collector, focusing on 19th-century European issues. (She concentrates on a specific area of stamp collecting.)
• "a novice stamp-collector": a beginner in the hobby.
  • The novice stamp-collector learned how to handle stamps with tweezers. (A beginner learning proper techniques.)

Variants and Related Words

• Stamp collecting (noun): the hobby or practice of collecting postage stamps.
  • Stamp collecting is a popular pastime worldwide. (The activity itself.)
• Stamp collection (noun): a set of stamps owned by a collector.
  • His stamp collection includes over 5,000 items. (The assembled stamps.)
• Philately (noun): the formal study of stamps and postal history (a more academic term for stamp collecting).
  • Philately often involves researching the historical context of stamps. (The scholarly aspect.)

Synonyms

• Philatelist: a specialist in the study of stamps and postal history.
  • The philatelist examined the watermark under a magnifying glass. (A more formal synonym for stamp-collector.)
• Stamp hobbyist: a person who engages in stamp collecting for pleasure.
  • The stamp hobbyist joined a local club to share finds. (A less formal alternative.)

Related Idioms

• "to be a stamp-collector at heart": to have a natural inclination toward collecting stamps.
  • Even as a child, he was a stamp-collector at heart, saving every envelope. (Innate passion for the hobby.)
• "to trade stamps like a stamp-collector": to exchange stamps with careful attention to value.
  • They traded stamps like experienced stamp-collectors, checking catalog prices. (Engaging in serious exchange.)