Dictionary

antiquary en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈæntɪkw(ə)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈæntɪˌkwɛɹi/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Latin antīquārius (“pertaining to antiquity, one fond of or employed in antiquities”), from antīquus (“ancient”) + -ārius; equivalent to antique + -ary.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Relating to antiquity.
   • Instructed by the antiquary times. c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:

Forms

antiquary en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈæntɪkw(ə)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈæntɪˌkwɛɹi/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Latin antīquārius (“pertaining to antiquity, one fond of or employed in antiquities”), from antīquus (“ancient”) + -ārius; equivalent to antique + -ary.

Meanings

1. A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques (especially one holding an official position); an antiquarian.
2. An aficionado or student of antiquities, ancient artifacts, historic sites, ancient writings, or relics of the past.
   • The sound of the bubbling water grew more distinct, as the ear became accustomed to its music: it reminded him of one very like it in Etheringhame Park. Both might have made the delight of either antiquary or poet. 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XX, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 306:

Forms

Deriveds

antiquarist · antiquarianism · antiquarian · antiquarianist · antiquarism

Relateds

antiquariat · antiquated · antique · antic · ancient · antiquity

Translations (19)

es anticuario (a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian) · fr antiquaire (a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian) · sv antikvarie (a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian) · pl archaista (a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian) · el αρχαιοδίφης (a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian) · pt antiquário (a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian) · de Antiquarin (a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian) · cmn 古董商 (a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian) · da antikvar (a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian) · uk антиква́р (a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian) · de Antiquar (a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian) · hu régiségbúvár (a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian) · pl antykwarz (a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian) · pl antykwariusz (a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian) · mk антиква́р (a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian) · io antiquajisto (a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian) · ru антиква́р (a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian) · eo antikvisto (a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian) · hu régiséggyűjtő (a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian)