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metalist

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[met-l-ist] / ˈmɛt l ɪst /
Or metallist

noun

  1. a person who works with metals.

  2. a person who advocates the use of metallic money exclusively, instead of paper money.

Etymology

Origin of metalist

First recorded in 1640–50; metal + -ist

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