CAMBIST


Meaning of CAMBIST in English

— cambistry , n.

/kam"bist/ , n.

1. a dealer in bills of exchange.

2. an expert in foreign exchange.

3. a manual giving the moneys, weights, and measures of different countries, with their equivalents.

[ 1800-10; cambiste cambista. See CAMBIUM, -IST ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .