Grangerite
English
Etymology
Granger + -ite; see grangerize.
Noun
Grangerite (plural Grangerites)
- (dated) A collector of illustrations from various books to include in a scrapbook.
- 1922, P. B. M. Allan, The Book-Hunter at Home, 2nd edition, London: Philip Allan & Co., page 122:
- 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.
Related terms
References
- “Grangerite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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