phillumenist Syllabification: (phil·lu·men·ist)Pronunciation: /fəˈlo͞omənist/Definition of phillumenist noun a collector of matchboxes or matchbooks. Derivatives phillumenyPronunciation: /-mənē/ noun Origin: 1940s: from phil- 'loving' + Latin lumen 'light' + -istphillumenist in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of phillumenist in the British & World English dictionary