collybist

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόλλυβος (kóllubos, “a small coin”) +‎ -ist.

Noun

collybist (plural collybists)

1. (obsolete) A money changer.
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     in the faces of these guilty collybists

References

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