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plural antiquaries
A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques (especially one holding an official position); an antiquarian. examples
An aficionado or student of antiquities, ancient artifacts, historic sites, ancient writings, or things of the past. quotations examples
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, […], page 306
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Relating to antiquity. quotations examples
Instructed by the antiquary times.
c. 1602, 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, [Act II, scene iii]