antiquary
noun
an expert on or student of antiquities.
antiquaries
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pluralof antiquary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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With knowledge under siege, antiquaries of that time were the last defense against the destruction of books.
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2020
Wilson structures “A Magical World” as essentially a series of lightly sketched biographies of the era’s most prominent theologians, philosophers, physicians, cosmographers and antiquaries.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2018
The gentry on whose lands it stood – some of whom were important antiquaries, collecting and preserving the inscribed stones that were found along it – were beginning to make serious money from coal and steel.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 15, 2013
But Newcastle's antiquaries retain a youthful curiosity and zest.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 22, 2013
"Wheelwright's Deed" has been the subject of a long and animated controversy among antiquaries; some, like Mr. Savage, pronouncing it a forgery because it is dated in 1629, the year before the settlement of Boston.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Adams Drake
