/ɛmˈpaɪrɪmə/ (em-PAIR-ih-muh)

Definitions

1. noun

a person who is overzealous or obsessive in their pursuit of something

“He’s become an empirema of collecting antique clocks, filling his entire house with them.”

2. noun

a person who excessively or compulsively accumulates something, especially possessions or information

“After years of collecting, he’s turned into an empirema of useless trinkets.”