lotologist
Syllables: lot·o·log·ist/ləˈtɒləd͡ʒɪst/US/ləˈtɑləd͡ʒɪst/
lotologist noun: a person who collects lottery tickets as a hobby.
Noun
lotologist (plural lotologists)
- A person who collects lottery tickets as a hobby.
- [Alfred] Ricks is a lotologist, one of a growing number of people who collect, study and admire lottery tickets – not for the prizes they promise, but for their art and value as collectors' items.1998 August 23, Richard Stewart, “Hobby doesn’t start from scratch: Unused lottery tickets worth more than their prizes to collectors”, in The Houston Chronicle, Houston, Tex.: Hearst Communications...
- Star Trek scratch-off tickets are probably the most valuable of all the California games because they are prized by thousands of Trekkies as well as "lotologists."1998 October 22, “Resisting the Urge to Scratch”, in The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, Calif.: The McClatchy Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
Forms of lotologist
| plural | lotologists |
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Origin of lotologist
Possibly lot(tery) + -ologist.
Questions about lotologist
- What does lotologist mean?
- Lotologist means a person who collects lottery tickets as a hobby.
- What part of speech is lotologist?
- Lotologist is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lotologist?
- Lotologist is pronounced /ləˈtɒləd͡ʒɪst/ (UK).
- What is the plural of lotologist?
- The plural of lotologist is lotologists.
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