antiquarian
noun/ˌæntɪˈkweəriən/
/ˌæntɪˈkweriən/
(also less frequent antiquary
/ˈæntɪkwəri/
/ˈæntɪkweri/
)- a person who studies, collects or sells old and valuable objectsWord Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin antiquarius, from antiquus, anticus ‘former, ancient’, from ante ‘before’.
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