numismatist
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- noun
- /njuːˈmɪzmətɪst/
- Specialized
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numismático
- The university hired a numismatist to lecture on the economic impact of currency changes.
Examples
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A proud numismatist displayed his rare coins at the local fair.
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Philip De Vicci, another individual who has investigated this coin, wrote last year in The Numismatist that there was a significant debasement of gold coinage during the reign of Constantine IX.
Academic text (1995) -
"Maybe we should have a numismatist look at this," he says.
Fiction book (1993) -
So I became a numismatist, which is a big word for a coin nerd.
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Usually, numismatists focus their attention on political history: who ruled when, how rich a country was, and so on.
Academic text (1995) -
No, these coins are quite common, and of very little interest to numismatists.
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I'm not exactly a coin collector, and I'm far from a numismatist.
Blog text (9) -
"These men are all numismatists and philatelists.
Fiction book (1990) -
These officers are qualified archaeologists or numismatists able to identify and record archaeological objects brought to their attention.
Academic text (2002) -
Numismatists run age and circulation-condition distribution analyses on old coin hoards to determine what the ancient economies were doing when the hoard was buried.
Blog text (6)
Synonyms
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A person who keeps and studies old and rare coins as a hobby or for work
A person who studies or collects coins, paper money, and medals
A person who studies or collects coins, paper money and medals
Surface Forms
Morphology
numismatist = numismatics (semi-transparent) = numismat + ist
The agentive suffix '-ist' clearly forms 'a person who studies or collects', but the root 'numismat-' (and the field name 'numismatics') is specialized and not familiar to average learners.
Etymology
The word numismatist comes from an old Greek word nomisma and the form numisma, which mean 'coin' or 'money'. So a numismatist is someone who studies or collects coins and paper money.