Definition: one who collects postcards

Pronunciation: [dell-tee-OL-oh-jist]

Related Words: deltiology: the hobby itself [dell-tee-OLL-uh-gee]

Word Roots:
  -delt- = small writing tablet
  -ologist = specialist; -ology = specialty

Resource:

Mike Sheehan, Author of The Word Parts Dictionary
Note from Sheehan:
The dictionary is inconsistent here, suddenly accepting "-ologist" as meaning hobbyist instead of professional. I suspect it's because the dictionary is simply reporting on a term that's been around for a while. Dictionaries don't invent or control; they merely report what's out there.

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