completist

noun

com·​plet·​ist kəm-ˈplē-tist How to pronounce completist (audio)
: one who wants to make something (such as a collection) complete

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According to RealGM, a site self-described for basketball completists, there have been only 15 Division I college basketball players from Angola. Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025 This particular junction of Yes lore has been documented exhaustively, so Rhino’s super deluxe treatment is geared to devoted completists and audiophiles. Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025 Box sets like this are made for completists, and any Wilco completist will find plenty of incredible music to reward their time on this one. Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2025 January 14 Kraven the Hunter J.C. Chandor, 127 minutes Sony keeps fumbling Marvel projects that don’t feature Peter Parker, but fans of the source material or comic-movie completists may want to see the flick that challenged Madame Web for silliest movie of 2024. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for completist

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First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of completist was in 1951

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“Completist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/completist. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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