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antiquist

antiquist noun: an antiquary; a collector of antiques.

Noun

antiquist (plural antiquists)

  1. (archaic) An antiquary; a collector of antiques.
    • For the ineffable delight which the sheer antiquist takes in any rusty commodity1784, John Pinkerton, An Essay on Medals

Forms of antiquist

pluralantiquists
alternative formantiquitist

Origin of antiquist

From antique + -ist.

Questions about antiquist

What does antiquist mean?
Antiquist means an antiquary; a collector of antiques.
What part of speech is antiquist?
Antiquist is a noun.
What is the plural of antiquist?
The plural of antiquist is antiquists.

Words near antiquist in the dictionary

  1. antiquisation
  2. antiquise
  3. antiquised
  4. antiquises
  5. antiquising
  6. antiquist
  7. antiquists
  8. antiquitarian
  9. antiquitarianism
  10. antiquitarians
  11. antiquitaries

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