Completist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəmˈpliːtɪst/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Completist is a noun meaning A person who champions any philosophy which focuses on the completeness of something.
Meaning
A person who champions any philosophy which focuses on the completeness of something.
More Meanings
- Which attempts to collect something completely.
- (originally science fiction fandom slang) A collector who strives to obtain a complete collection of some type of thing, especially a fan who aims to own or consume the complete output of a particular author, publisher, musician or band.
- (obsolete) Alternative spelling of completest.
Example Sentences
A completist philosopher holds that a definite complete body of knowledge exists to be discovered.
There's no new material on it, just previously issued bits and pieces. That rules out the completist collector. Go figure.
Ozzie Train, secretary. Ozzie needs little introduction, other than that he is the remaining half of Prime Press, and a genuine completist.
The completist collector of Conan will want not only all the Conan paperbacks, but also those about Conan or using the name Conan to promote sales of other books by Robert E. Howard.
Word Forms
- completists
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include completionist, collector, cataloguer, completer, curioso, collecter.
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