Antiquary

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Antiquary \An"ti*qua*ry\, a. [L. antiquarius, fr. antiquus
     ancient. See {Antique}.]
     Pertaining to antiquity. [R.] "Instructed by the antiquary
     times." --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Antiquary \An"ti*qua*ry\, n.; pl. {Antiquaries}.
     One devoted to the study of ancient times through their
     relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient
     habitations, statues, coins, manuscripts, etc.; one who
     searches for and studies the relics of antiquity.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  antiquary
       n : an expert or collector of antiquities [syn: {antiquarian}]