Definition
A person who has an obsession with the minutiae of their particular interest, especially in military and technology history. Anyone preoccupied with small distinguishing features between different items.
In Context
- "For the rivet-counters, there were 10,036 Lightnings produced, including 113 built by Consolidated-Vultee..."
- "Peter Hodges' survey will certainly be of interest to naval rivet-counters and ship-modellers but, unfortunately, probably to few others."
See Also
- anorak
- trainspotter