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antiquary

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæntɪkwəri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈæntɪˌkwɛri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(an′ti kwer′ē)

Inflections of 'antiquary' (n): npl: antiquaries

an•ti•quar•y /ˈæntɪˌkwɛri/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ies.

an expert on, student of, or collector of old or ancient objects.

an•ti•quar•y (an′ti kwer′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -quar•ies.

an expert on or student of antiquities.
a collector of antiquities.

Latin antīquārius a student of the past, equivalent. to antīqu(us) ancient, old (see antique) + -ārius -ary
1555–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

antiquary /ˈæntɪkwərɪ/ n ( pl -quaries)

a person who collects, deals in, or studies antiques, ancient works of art, or ancient timesAlso called: antiquarian

'antiquary' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

antiquarian - Aubrey - Camden - Percy - Selden - Stow - antiq. - antiquer - folklore - nutting

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