ANTIQUARY


Meaning of ANTIQUARY in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌkwerē, -ri noun

( -es )

Etymology: Latin antiquarius student of antiquities, from antiquarius, adjective

1. archaic : an official custodian of antiquities

2. : one who studies the relics of antiquity : one who collects or studies antiquities

II. adjective

Etymology: Latin antiquarius, from antiquus ancient — more at antique

: belonging to or suggestive of antiquity

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.