cambist
[ kam-bist ]
/ ˈkæm bɪst /
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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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM cambist
cam·bist·ry, nounWords nearby cambist
Camberwell, Camberwell beauty, Camberwell carrot, cambiata, cambio, cambist, cambium, Cambodia, Cambodian, cambogia, camboose
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Cambist, kam′bist, n. one skilled in the science of exchange.
British Dictionary definitions for cambist
cambist
/ (ˈkæmbɪst) /
noun finance
a dealer or expert in foreign exchange
a manual of currency exchange rates and similar equivalents of weights and measures
Derived forms of cambist
cambistry, nounWord Origin for cambist
C19: from French cambiste, from Italian cambista, from cambio (money) exchange
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