antiquary

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæntɪkwəri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈæntɪˌkwɛri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(an′ti kwer′ē)

Inflections of 'antiquary' (n): npl: antiquaries

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
an•ti•quar•y /ˈæntɪˌkwɛri/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -ies. 
  1. an expert on, student of, or collector of old or ancient objects.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
an•ti•quar•y  (an′ti kwer′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -quar•ies. 
  1. an expert on or student of antiquities.
  2. a collector of antiquities.
  • Latin antīquārius a student of the past, equivalent. to antīqu(us) ancient, old (see antique) + -ārius -ary
  • 1555–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
antiquary / ˈæntɪkwərɪ/ ( -quaries)
  1. a person who collects, deals in, or studies antiques, ancient works of art, or ancient times
    Also called: antiquarian
'antiquary' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Aubrey - Camden - Percy - Selden - Stow - antiq. - antiquarian - antiquer - folklore - nutting

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