antiquary
English
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Etymology
From Latin antīquārius (“pertaining to antiquity, one fond of or employed in antiquities”), from antīquus (“ancient”) + -ārius; equivalent to antique + -ary.
Noun
antiquary (plural antiquaries)
- A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques (especially one holding an official position); an antiquarian.
- An aficionado or student of antiquities, ancient artifacts, historic sites, ancient writings, or things of the past.
- 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XX, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 306:
- The sound of the bubbling water grew more distinct, as the ear became accustomed to its music: it reminded him of one very like it in Etheringhame Park. Both might have made the delight of either antiquary or poet.
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a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian
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Adjective
antiquary (not comparable)
- Relating to antiquity.
- c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:
- Instructed by the antiquary times.
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