metalist

met·al·ist

[met-l-ist]
noun
1.
a person who works with metals.
2.
a person who advocates the use of metallic money exclusively, instead of paper money.
Also, metallist.


Origin:
1640–50; metal + -ist

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metallist or (US) metalist (ˈmɛtəlɪst) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a person who works with metals
2.  a person who advocates a system of currency based on a metal, such as gold or silver
 
metalist or (US) metalist
 
n

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