ANTIQUARIAN


Meaning of ANTIQUARIAN in English

I. ˌan-tə-ˈkwer-ē-ən noun

Date: 1610

: one who collects or studies antiquities

II. adjective

Date: 1771

1. : of or relating to antiquarians or antiquities

2. : dealing in old or rare books

• an·ti·quar·i·an·ism -ē-ə-ˌni-zəm noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.