Archaist

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who studies archaic things; an antiquary
  2. 2
    an expert or collector of antiquities wordnet
  3. 3
    A person who uses archaisms in language
  4. 4
    a person who archaizes wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
antiquarianantiquaryantiquaryclassicistdryasdust

Etymology

Either archaic + -ist or archaism + -ist.

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