Hobby Horse
Q. I know that a stamp collector is called a philatelist, and a bibliophile collects books, but can you give me a rundown on some other fancy names for hobbies?
A. As it happens, yes I can. A couple of years ago, I did a couple of articles for Barbara Crews and her About Guide to Collectibles (About.com). One of the articles contained a list of hobby names that I made up because they seemed to be nonexistent. The other article contained verifiable names such as the following:
• aerophilatelist: one who collects airmail stamps
• arctophile: one who collects bear figures
• bibliophile: one who collects books
• cameist: one who collects cameos
• cervisiologist: one who collects beer cans
• conchologist: one who collects shells
• deltiologist: one who collects postcards
• discophile: one who collects phonograph records
• errinophilist: one who collects revenue or tax stamps (NOT postage stamps)
• ex-librist: one who collects bookplates
• exonumist: one who collects numismatic items other than coins and paper money
• fusilatelist: one who collects telephone calling cards
• helixophile: one who collects corkscrews <>
• heortologist: one who collects religious calendars
• iconophile: one who collects prints, engravings, etc.
• lepidopterist: one who collects and mounts butterflies
• numismatist: one who collects coins, tokens, medals, paper money
• philatelist: onee who collects postage stamps
• phillumenist: one who collects matchbook covers
• pupaphile: one who collects dolls or puppets
• succrologist: one who collects sugar packets
• vecturist: one who collects transportation tokens
• vexillologist: one who collects flags
