antiquary C2+ Topic:Education & Learning US /ˈæntəˌkwɛri/ UK /ˈæntɪkwəri/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a student or collector of antiquities The antiquary catalogued each Roman coin with care. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a student or collector of... antiquariancollectorarchaist Word family Related forms antiqueantiquarianantiquity Etymology AI details From Latin antiquārius ('a student of the past'), from antiquus ('old, ancient'), from ante ('before'). antiquārius Latin antiquus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Education & Learning Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # antiquary **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈæntəˌkwɛri/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈæntɪkwəri/ ## Meanings 1. a student or collector of antiquities ## Examples - The antiquary catalogued each Roman coin with care. ## Synonyms - antiquarian - collector - archaist ## Related Forms - antique - antiquarian - antiquity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: antiquārius - Root: antiquus ## Etymology From Latin antiquārius ('a student of the past'), from antiquus ('old, ancient'), from ante ('before'). ## AI Etymology Antiquary is a noun meaning "a student or collector of antiquities". Historically, it is from Latin antiquārius ('a student of the past'), from antiquus ('old, ancient'), from ante ('before'). The historical chain links Latin antiquārius with Latin antiquus. Close English family members include antique, antiquarian, and antiquity. This keeps the modern noun sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it. ## Topics - Education & Learning - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown