antiquarian
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- noun
- /ˌæn.tɪˈkwɛr.i.ən/
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antiquario
- The antiquarian carefully examined the ancient coins before making a purchase.
The past is a Talisman for antiquarians.
- The past is a Talisman for antiquarians.
Examples
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By the early nineteenth century, it had become so evident that Christmas traditions were fading from memory that antiquarians began recording and collecting them.
Academic text (1990) -
An antiquarian's handbook, a checklist of the ancient world for the Renaissance humanist
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I'm an antiquarian, you know.
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Are there any bookstores or antiquarians in your village?
Blog text (27) -
Antiquarians might have associated it with ancient Roman numismatics.
Academic text (2012) -
The pamphlet was written by Catholic author, publisher, and antiquarian Richard Verstegan.
Academic text (2014) -
But nowadays, only antiquarians and geologists know flint, it seems.
Fiction book (1997) -
At the New Cumberland Army Depot in Pennsylvania, the storage facility for standards and flags dating back to Revolutionary times, a brigadier general and a professional antiquarian laid flat on a table the dusty regimental colors once carried by the 10th United States Cavalry.
Fiction book (1991) -
In March of 1707, Thomas Hearne, the Oxford antiquarian and assistant librarian at the Bodleian, noted that Freke had published a book (the book to which he refers was actually published in 1693).
Academic text (2018) -
Nevertheless, the Whig Parliament was much more receptive than its predecessors to the entreaties of conscientious antiquarians, who succeeded in their campaign for a thorough overhaul of the national records.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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A person who studies or collects old objects like coins and books
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A person who collects or sells old valuable things like furniture
A person who studies, collects, or sells old objects like coins
A person who studies or collects objects from ancient times
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Antiquarian comes from the old Latin word antiquus, meaning 'old' or 'ancient', and the ending -arian shows a person or thing connected to that root. A helpful way to remember is that an antiquarian is a person who studies, collects, or deals in 'old things'.