cambist

[ kam-bist ]

noun
  1. a dealer in bills of exchange.

  2. an expert in foreign exchange.

  1. a manual giving the moneys, weights, and measures of different countries, with their equivalents.

Origin of cambist

1
1800–10; <French cambiste<Italian cambista.See cambium, -ist

Other words from cambist

  • cam·bist·ry, noun

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cambist

/ (ˈkæmbɪst) /


nounfinance
  1. a dealer or expert in foreign exchange

  2. a manual of currency exchange rates and similar equivalents of weights and measures

Origin of cambist

1
C19: from French cambiste, from Italian cambista, from cambio (money) exchange

Derived forms of cambist

  • cambistry, noun

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