antiquist

English

Alternative forms

• antiquitist

Etymology

From antique +‎ -ist.

Noun

antiquist (plural antiquists)

1. (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.