antiquary
[an-ti-kwer-ee]
noun, plural an·ti·quar·ies.
an expert on or student of antiquities.
a collector of antiquities.
Origin of antiquary
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Related Words for antiquary
connoisseur, hobbyist, fancier, authority, antiquarian, finder, accumulator, gatherer, compilerExamples from the Web for antiquary
Historical Examples of antiquary
The antiquary is a collector; the antiquarian a student or writer.
Sir Walter ScottGeorge Saintsbury
Barritt, the antiquary, made a drawing of it, which has been engraved.
Bygone PunishmentsWilliam Andrews
To be an antiquary is one thing, and to be an antiquarian romancer is another.
My Contemporaries In FictionDavid Christie Murray
"In that you will do as you find most agreeable, Sir Arthur," returned the Antiquary.
Red Cap TalesSamuel Rutherford Crockett
It was at this very moment that Lovel and the Antiquary entered the court.
Red Cap TalesSamuel Rutherford Crockett
antiquary
noun plural -quaries
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