Library / English Dictionary

ANTIQUARIAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An expert or collector of antiquities

Synonyms:

antiquarian; antiquary; archaist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("antiquarian" is a kind of...):

expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)

Derivation:

antiquarian (of or relating to persons who study or deal in antiques or antiquities)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to antiques or antiquities

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

antique (any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to persons who study or deal in antiques or antiquities

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

antiquarian (an expert or collector of antiquities)

Derivation:

antiquarian (an expert or collector of antiquities)

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