antiquist

English

Alternative forms

antiquitist

Etymology

antique +‎ -ist

Noun

antiquist (plural antiquists)

(archaic) An antiquary; a collector of antiques.
- 1784, John Pinkerton, An Essay on Medals:
  For the ineffable delight which the sheer antiquist takes in any rusty commodity

Translations

antiquary — see antiquary

References

“antiquist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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