nostalgist

[ no-stal-jist, nuh- ]

noun

1. a person who collects or buys and sells items preserved from an earlier era.

nostalgist

/ nɒˈstældʒɪst /

noun

1. a person who indulges in nostalgia

Word History and Origins

Origin of nostalgist¹

First recorded in 1950–55; nostalg(ia) + -ist