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philatelist

/fɪˈlætəlɪst/noun

उच्चारण फ़िलैटलिस्ट

डाक-टिकट संग्रहकर्ता

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noun
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    a person who collects or studies stamps

    डाक-टिकट संग्रहकर्ता

    • As a philatelist, he owns stamps from eighty countries.
    • The philatelist showed us a rare stamp from 1947.
    • The retired postmaster became a keen philatelist and filled six albums.
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    • A famous philatelist visited the school to talk about old Indian stamps.
    • Philatelists from across the country meet at the annual exhibition.
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Learn the collectors: numismatist (coins), bibliophile (books), lepidopterist (butterflies), philatelist (stamps).

संग्रह करने वाले याद रखिए: numismatist (सिक्के), bibliophile (किताबें), lepidopterist (तितलियाँ), philatelist (डाक-टिकट)।

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One-word substitution

One who collects stamps.

'डाक-टिकट जमा करने वाला' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।