Definition of "antiquarian" []

• One who studies, collects, or deals in antiquities. (noun)
• Of or relating to antiquarians or to the study or collecting of antiquities. (adjective)
• Dealing in or having to do with old or rare books. (adjective)

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• "Showman -- At Home! and A Slap at Slop! engaged primarily in antiquarian research for his projected"
• "Today, there's a trend toward decorating with such exotic, "antiquarian" - looking objects."
• "The reverend father Dom Calmet, a great antiquarian, that is, a great compiler of what was said in former times and what is repeated at the present day, has confounded lues with leprosy."