plangonologist

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλαγγών (plangṓn, “(wax) doll”) + -ologist.

Noun

plangonologist (plural plangonologists)

1. (very rare) A person who collects dolls.
   • 1966, Mary Hillier, Pageant of Toys, page 80:

     One of the most famous (and sought after by the Plangonologists — the curious term doll-collectors have given themselves) was the Autoperipatetikos patented in America in 1863, a chinaheaded doll worked by clockwork which performed a stepping motion on her own feet and not on wheels as in some earlier models.