antiquary.

A person devoted to studying or collecting antiquities or historical remains.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• learned antiquary
• local antiquary

On the page

The antiquary examined the carved stone.

A local antiquary recorded the inscription.

The letter addressed the town’s learned antiquary.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular antiquary; plural antiquaries. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.