numismatist

[ noo-miz-muh-tist, -mis-, nyoo- ]

noun

1. a specialist in numismatics.
2. a person who collects numismatic items, especially coins.

numismatist

/ njuːˈmɪzmətɪst; njuːˌmɪzməˈtɒlədʒɪst /

noun

1. a person who studies or collects coins, medals, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of numismatist¹

1790–1800; < Latin numismat- (stem of numisma ) coin + -ist

Example Sentences

His face was beaming like that of an enthusiastic numismatist who stumbles upon a rare Commodus or an authentic Domitian.

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Folkes was a great numismatist, and seems to have been a generous, pleasant man.

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Each drawer had a lock and a small plate which bore a letter and a number, not unlike the cabinet of a numismatist.

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First of all on the left there is Domenico Sestini, a celebrated numismatist, whose bust was carved by Pozzetti.

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As is well-known, Victor Emanuel is considered—and rightly so—an exceedingly capable numismatist.

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