/ ˌæntɪˈkweəriən; NAmE -ˈkwer-/ adjective , noun
■ adjective
[ usually before noun ] connected with the study, collection or sale of valuable old objects, especially books
■ noun
(also less frequent anti·quary / ˈæntɪkwəri; NAmE -kweri/) a person who studies, collects or sells old and valuable objects
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin antiquarius , from antiquus , anticus former, ancient, from ante before.