completist

com·plet·ist

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh m-plee-tist]
- /kəmˈpli tɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh m-plee-tist]
- /kəmˈpli tɪst/

Definitions of completist word

noun completist a person with an obsessive interest in a subject 3
noun completist a collector who endeavors to gather one example of every item in a particular category or subgroup, as a hobby 3
noun completist a person who attempts to complete a collection or set, especially a collector who wants to collect an example of every item in a particular field: This recording is a must for obsessive Sinatra completists. I'd only recommend this movie to Hepburn completists. 1
noun completist completionist (def 1). 1
noun completist An obsessive, typically indiscriminate, collector or fan of something. 1
noun completist A collector who strives to obtain a complete collection of some type of thing. 0

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Origin of completist

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55; complet(e) + -ist

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Parts of speech for Completist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Completist

completist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

completist usage trend in Literature

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