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Grangerite

Grangerite noun: a collector of illustrations from various books to include in a scrapbook.

Noun

Grangerite (plural Grangerites)

  1. (dated) A collector of illustrations from various books to include in a scrapbook.
    • In most cases the Grangerite soon loses his self-control, and develops an acute mania for embellishing his volume with all and every print upon which he can lay his hands, apposite in the slightest degree to the subject of the book.1922, P. B. M. Allan, The Book-Hunter at Home, 2nd edition, London: Philip Allan & Co., page 122

Forms of Grangerite

pluralGrangerites

Origin of Grangerite

From Granger + -ite; see grangerize.

Questions about Grangerite

What does Grangerite mean?
Grangerite means a collector of illustrations from various books to include in a scrapbook.
What part of speech is Grangerite?
Grangerite is a noun.
What is the plural of Grangerite?
The plural of Grangerite is Grangerites.

Words near Grangerite in the dictionary

  1. grangerise
  2. grangerised
  3. grangerises
  4. grangerising
  5. Grangerism
  6. Grangerite
  7. Grangerites
  8. grangerization
  9. grangerizations
  10. grangerize
  11. grangerized

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