Collecting is more than just a hobby for many hobbyists, it’s a dedicated passion, an obsession, and for some, a lifelong pursuit! But did you know that many types of collectors have unique names?
Some of these collector names are well-known (philatelist for stamp collectors), while others are more obscure (copoclephile for keyring collectors).
Comprehensive List of Collector Names by Category
Below is a structured collectors names list of the well-known which have been verified by validation in at least two trusted sources. I’ve included rare collector names, organized by category for easy browsing.
Collectibles & Their Official Names
| Item Collected | Collector Name |
|---|---|
| Stamps | Philatelist |
| Coins | Numismatist |
| Banknotes | Notaphilist |
| Books | Bibliophile |
| Postcards | Deltiologist |
| Autographs | Philographist |
| Dolls | Plangonologist |
| Beer bottles | Labeorphilist |
| Beer mats | Tegestologist |
| Cigar bands | Infulaphilist |
| Egg cups | Pucillovist |
| Thimbles | Digitabulist |
Art, Culture & Media Collectors
| Item Collected | Collector Name |
|---|---|
| Music records | Discophile |
| Book illustrations | Iconophile |
| Proverbs | Paroemiographer |
| Funny names | Comiconomenclaturist |
| Artwork & curios | Virtuoso |
Nature & Science Collectors
| Item Collected | Collector Name |
|---|---|
| Butterflies & moths | Lepidopterist |
| Bird eggs | Oologist |
| Fossils | Palaeontologist |
| Pearls | Pernalogist |
| Seals & signet rings | Sphragistiphist |
| Woodworking planes | Rhykenologist |
Everyday Objects Collectors
| Item Collected | Collector Name |
|---|---|
| Matchbooks & matchboxes | Phillumenist |
| Walking sticks | Ambulist / Rhabdophilist |
| Keys | Cagophilist |
| Spoons | Cochlearist |
| Badges & patches | Scutelliphilist |
| Fridge magnets | Memomagnetist |
| Transport tokens | Vecturist |
| Car tax discs | Velologist |
| Flags | Vexillologist |
Unusual & User-Suggested Collector Names
Some collector terms aren’t officially recognized but have been proposed by passionate hobbyists and have not be verified by reputable and trusted sources.
| Item Collected | Suggested Name |
|---|---|
| Sea glass | Vitrumarisologist / Marisvitrumologist |
| Beach-found pottery shards | Fractatestaologist |
| Toy soldiers | Militiludibriologist |
| Toy planes | Aviatophilist |
| Phone cards | Fusilatelist |
| Monopoly board games | Monopolist |
| Airplane sick bags | Bagophilist |
| Hotel keycards | Cardophilist |
| Sugar packets | Sucrologist |
| Chocolate wrappers | Chocophilist |
| Shopping bags | Pericardophilist |
| Ticket Stubs | Tixophilist |
| Vintage Video Games | Gameophilist |
| Fast Food Toys | Plastophilist |
| Arcade Tokens | Tokenist |
| Lego | Brickophilist |
Do you collect something unusual? Tell us in the comments!
📚 Collectors & Their Unique Names Searchable Table
| Item Collected | Collector Name |
|---|---|
| All kinds of stamps except postage stamps | Errinophilist |
| Artwork & curios | Virtuoso |
| Autographs | Philographist |
| Badges & patches | Scutelliphilist |
| Banknotes | Notaphilist |
| Beer bottle labels | Labologists |
| Beer bottles | Labeorphilist |
| Beer mats | Tegestologist |
| Bird eggs | Oologist |
| Bonds & Share certificates | Scripophilist |
| Book illustrations | Iconophile |
| Books | Bibliophile |
| Butterflies & moths | Lepidopterist |
| Car tax discs | Velologist |
| Cheese labels | Fromologist |
| Cigar bands | Infulaphilist |
| Cigarette cards | Cartophilist |
| Coins | Numismatist |
| Comic books | Pannapictagraphist |
| Corkscrews | Helixophile |
| Crossword puzzles | Logogriphist / Cruciverbalist |
| Dolls | Plangonologist |
| Egg cups | Pucillovist |
| Engraving | Xylographer |
| Flags | Vexillophile/Vexillologist |
| Fossils | Palaeontologist |
| Fridge magnets | Memomagnetist |
| Funny names | Comiconomenclaturist |
| Insects | Entomologist |
| Keyrings | Copoclephilist |
| Keys | Cagophilist |
| Lighthouses | Pharologist |
| Maps | Cartomaniac |
| Matchbooks & matchboxes | Phillumenist |
| Matchboxes | Cumyxaphilist |
| Meteorites | Meteoriticist |
| Mushrooms | Mycophile |
| Music records | Discophile |
| Newspapers | Ephemerist |
| Pearls | Pernalogist |
| Perfume bottles | Osmocurator/Perfumistas |
| Playing cards | Cartomaniac |
| Postcards | Deltiologist |
| Proverbs | Paroemiographer |
| Sayings, maxims | Gnomologist |
| Seals & signet rings | Sphragistiphist |
| Shells | Conchologist |
| Spoons | Cochlearist |
| Stamps | Philatelist |
| Telephone cards | Fusilatelist |
| Theatre playbills | Scenographist |
| Thimbles | Digitabulist |
| Ties | Grabatologist |
| Train spotter | Gricer |
| Transport tokens | Vecturist |
| Trees | Dendrologist |
| Umbrellas | Brolliologist |
| Walking sticks | Ambulist / Rhabdophilist |
| Woodworking planes | Rhykenologist |
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