cambist

American

[kam-bist] / ˈkæm bɪst /

noun

a dealer in bills of exchange.
an expert in foreign exchange.
a manual giving the moneys, weights, and measures of different countries, with their equivalents.

cambist British

/ ˈkæmbɪst /

noun

a dealer or expert in foreign exchange
a manual of currency exchange rates and similar equivalents of weights and measures

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cambistry

noun

Etymology

Origin of cambist

1800–10; < French cambiste < Italian cambista. See cambium, -ist

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