Search for crossword answers and clues
Popular hobby
Answer for the clue "Popular hobby ", 9 letters:
philately
Alternative clues for the word philately
Word definitions for philately in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the collection and study of postage stamps [syn: stamp collecting , stamp collection ]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Unsuitable hobbies include philately , railway archaeology, home computing, golf or anything which has a magazine devoted to it.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Philately \Phi*lat"e*ly\, n. [Philo- + Gr. ? exemption from tax; cf. frank to send free.] The collection of postage stamps of various issues.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 stamp collecting. 2 The study of postage stamps, postal routes, postal history, etc.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"stamp-collecting," 1865, from French philatélie , coined by French stamp collector Georges Herpin (in "Le Collectionneur de Timbres-poste," Nov. 15, 1864), from Greek phil- "loving" (see philo- ) + ateleia "exemption from tax," the closest word Herpin ...
Usage examples of philately.
Captain Bruc looked at Philately, who was still flustered and continually glanced over her shoulder.
Captain Philately was in front of her, again looking her directly in the eyes.
The thief spotted it easily enough, realized I was not the philately expert, and gave me this.
I dredged up what I could remember of half-heard philately lectures from Dad.
Probyn Pybus was a philatelist, but with Sir Probyn philately was rather the hobby of a man who had spent his life in acquiring material things, and who was nearing the end of his possibilities.
X is a rather dreary little Soviet-fan who combines philately with communism, and is pretty nippy with the darts.
If all they wanted was an excuse to serve drinks when the pubs were shut, Kevin thought, they could surely have found something more credible, like philately or model railways.