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Meaning of "completist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMPLETIST

completist  [kəmˈpliːtɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPLETIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Completist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMPLETIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of completist in the English dictionary

The definition of completist in the dictionary is a person who collects objects or memorabilia obsessively.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPLETIST


absolutist
ˌæbsəˈluːtɪst
antielitist
ˌæntɪɪˈliːtɪst
artist
ˈɑːtɪst
autist
ˈɔːtɪst
Bonapartist
ˈbəʊnəˌpɑːtɪst
chartist
ˈtʃɑːtɪst
chutist
ˈʃuːtɪst
concretist
ˈkɒnkriːtɪst
decretist
dɪˈkriːtɪst
defeatist
dɪˈfiːtɪst
elitist
ɪˈliːtɪst
exegetist
ˌɛksɪˈdʒiːtɪst
flautist
ˈflɔːtɪst
flutist
ˈfluːtɪst
graffitist
ɡrəˈfiːtɪst
greatest
ˈɡreɪtɪst
latest
ˈleɪtɪst
parachutist
ˈpærəʃuːtɪst
prosthetist
prɒsˈθiːtɪst
shootist
ˈʃuːtɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMPLETIST

complementizer
completable
complete
complete quadrangle
complete quadrilateral
completely
completeness
completer
completion
completion date
completive
completory
complex
complex conjugate
complex fraction
complex number
complex pendulum
complex salt
complex sentence
complex wave

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPLETIST

anaesthetist
anesthetist
Baptist
cornetist
dentist
geomagnetist
hermetist
magnetist
orthodontist
paleomagnetist
phonetist
pietist
quietist
rightist
scientist
sovietist
syncretist
synthetist
the Baptist
vegetist

Synonyms and antonyms of completist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «completist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMPLETIST

Find out the translation of completist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of completist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «completist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

completist
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Recolector
570 millions of speakers

English

completist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

completist
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

completist
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Completist
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

completist
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

completist
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

completist
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Completist
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

completist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コンプリーティスト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

completist
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Completist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

completist
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

completist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्णत्ववादी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Completist
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

completist
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

completist
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Completist
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

completist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

completist
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

completist
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

completist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

completist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of completist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPLETIST»

The term «completist» is regularly used and occupies the 90.786 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPLETIST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about completist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPLETIST»

Discover the use of completist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to completist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction
4): Selling to the avid fan, who often buys for the sake of “completism,” doesn't seem as likely to encourage experimentalism or even quality. completist n. one who desires to collect a complete set of something. 1944 J. B. Speer Fancyclopedia ...
Jeff Prucher, 2007
2
Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series
COMPLETIST 1935 Compositio Mathematica II. 466 If the number of points is N3m(k,l) then there exists in our graph a complete graph of order 1. Ibid. [Note] A complete graph is one in which every pair of points is connected. 1972 R. J. ...
J. A. Simpson, Michael Proffitt, E. S. C. Weiner, 1997
3
The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting
Completist? Completists are collectors for whom, as James Bond's family motto puts it, “the worldis not enough.” In extremis, they seekevery variationof every version ofevery release ina band or artist's catalog, every bootlegged live show and ...
Dave Thompson, 2002
4
The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein
Kim. Newman. Completist. Heaven. Already widely regarded as a broadcaster, film critic, and the author and award winning editor of several nonfiction books, Kim Newman has added the role of successful novelist to his résumé over the ...
Stephen Jones, 2014
5
100 Things Seahawks Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
Completist. Sometime after I have sorted through the draft, scouted the picks, and let go of the players I wanted but Seattle did not get, things get extremely quiet in Seahawks country. It is perhaps the happiest time of the year for me. I love the ...
John Morgan, 2010
6
The Oxford American Book of Great Music Writing
I became, for them, the music-obsessive equivalent of a junkie: a completist. The fool completist must have it all, and therefore spends a great amount of time and money hunting a band's every recorded and performed morsel, eventually ...
Van Dyke Parks, Marc Smirnoff
7
Pattern Recognition
Mama Anarchia is the consummate Completist. The implicationsofthis,for some F: F:Fregulars, border onthe theological, butit'sfairly simple forCayce: If thefootage consists of clips from a finished film, of whatever length, every footagehead, ...
William Gibson, 2004
8
Coin Collecting:
you find yourself smitten by the "Hobby of Kings" - you are either a “generalist” (a collector who wants to obtain a wide variety of coins) if you can to obtain an amazing collection you're your available resource; a “completist” (a collector who  ...
Sarah White
9
Paperback Quarterly (Vol. 5 No. 1) Spring 1982
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. Such a collection will include books published by Dell, ...
Charlotte Laughlin, Billy C. Lee, 2010
10
Inconsistency in Science
As usual, there is a continuum of positions, but let me sketch briefly the two extremes: the completists (as I call them) on the one hand, and the contingents ( as I call them as well) on the other hand. A completist basically defends the thesis that ...
Joke Meheus, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPLETIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term completist is used in the context of the following news items.
1
DiS Does Glastonbury 2015 - the AZ Review
... even marred by the resurrection of 'She's In Fashion' (which surely even the most ardent Suede completist wasn't asking for?) in the encore. «Drowned In Sound, Jul 15»
2
'Lego Jurassic World' is mostly entertaining
Your mileage may vary with regards to enjoyment and should only be played if you're a completist. The story beats pale in comparison to the ... «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»
3
Disney Infinity 2.0 for PS Vita
If you're a Vita completist like me, of course, it's well worth the investment, since it's enjoyable enough to be worthwhile, but otherwise, I'd ... «Gaming Age, Jul 15»
4
Ballers succeeds because The Rock just brings it
I ended up watching every episode of that show more because I wanted to be a completist, and not because I had any love or empathy for the ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
5
iTunes Match Will Be Part of Apple Music + Increasing Limit to …
That's good news for completist Apple Music users. Since there will still be a fair amount of music that won't be part of Apple Music at launch, ... «Diffuser.fm, Jun 15»
6
Williams two steps from Grand Slam immortality
For it is Laver's reputation as the "completist" that precedes him. When he beat Tony Roche in New York 46 years ago to round off his second ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
7
Wimbledon 2015: Williams aims to supersede the 'Serena Slam' by …
For it is Laver's reputation as the 'completist' that precedes him. When he closed out Tony Roche in New York 46 years ago to seize his second ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
8
Naruto Storm 4: Boruto, Sarada, And The Mother Of All Character …
Naruto Storm 4 is also picking up content from Naruto The Last, but it's not as completist as everything else. The Last versions of Naruto and ... «Gameranx, Jun 15»
9
Opening: New Fast & Furious Thrill Ride
But simply seeing all seven slick-car flicks doesn't make one a franchise completist, at least as of Wednesday. There's a new way to dip into the ... «NBC Southern California, Jun 15»
10
Days Of Wine And Roses: On The Road With Mudhoney
The Mudhoney Tourbook (curated by a Berkley alumnus, a “completist and numbers genius”, according to Turner) describes them as follows: ... «The Quietus, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Completist [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/completist>. Apr 2024 ».
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