Etymology

completist

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

English complete ← Middle English compleet
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  1. Middle Englishcompleet
  2. Englishcomplete
  3. English todaycompletist

From complete + -ist.

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