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numismatist
[ noo-miz-muh-tist, -mis-, nyoo- ]
numismatist
/ njuːˈmɪzmətɪst; njuːˌmɪzməˈtɒlədʒɪst /
noun
- a person who studies or collects coins, medals, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of numismatist1
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Example Sentences
His face was beaming like that of an enthusiastic numismatist who stumbles upon a rare Commodus or an authentic Domitian.
Folkes was a great numismatist, and seems to have been a generous, pleasant man.
Each drawer had a lock and a small plate which bore a letter and a number, not unlike the cabinet of a numismatist.
First of all on the left there is Domenico Sestini, a celebrated numismatist, whose bust was carved by Pozzetti.
As is well-known, Victor Emanuel is considered—and rightly so—an exceedingly capable numismatist.
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