ANTIQUARY


Meaning of ANTIQUARY in English

/an"ti kwer'ee/ , n. , pl. antiquaries .

1. an expert on or student of antiquities.

2. a collector of antiquities.

[ 1555-65; antiquarius a student of the past, equiv. to antiqu ( us ) ancient, old (see ANTIQUE) + -arius -ARY ]

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