antiquary
Americannoun
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an expert on or student of antiquities.
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a collector of antiquities.
noun
Etymology
Origin of antiquary
1555–65; < Latin antīquārius a student of the past, equivalent to antīqu ( us ) ancient, old ( see antique) + -ārius -ary
Example Sentences
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James, the English antiquary and ghost-story writer, to whose work I am devoted.
From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2021
Yet Irwin is hardly a dry-as-dust antiquary, and “Wonders Will Never Cease” frequently reveals the wide range of his reading: His description of the world’s end was obviously adapted from H.G.
From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2017
In the 1890s, antiquary John Buchanan saw "an entire mass of broken stones mingled with fragments of pottery" exposed when the railway line was cut through Castlecary fort.
From The Guardian • Feb. 15, 2013
Among the many strange sights that evening were parliamentary records being flung from windows, while the antiquary Thomas Phillipps ran about picking them up from the cobbles.
From The Guardian • Oct. 5, 2012
I strode forward with the enthusiasm of an antiquary, and the high-beating heart of a patriotic Irishman.
From Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland by Crocker, T. Crofton
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