numismatist
English
WOTD – 6 April 2006
Etymology
From numismatics + -ist.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /njuːˈmɪzmətɪst/
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Noun
numismatist (plural numismatists)
- One who studies and/or collects coins and/or currencies.
- 2018 August 30, Sarah E. Bond, “The Misuse of an Ancient Roman Acronym by White Nationalist Groups”, in Hyperallergic[1]:
- In comments to Hyperallergic, ancient historian and classical numismatist Liv Yarrow noted the absence of SPQR coins during the period of the Republic and its later use as a means of justifying autocracy while harkening back to an earlier age:
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Translations
one who collects coins and/or currencies
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