nu·mis·ma·tist

[noo-miz-muh-tist, -mis-, nyoo-]
noun
1.
a specialist in numismatics.
2.
a person who collects numismatic items, especially coins.

Origin:
1790–1800; < Latin numismat- (stem of numisma) coin + -ist

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To numismatist
Collins
World English Dictionary
numismatist or numismatologist (njuːˈmɪzmətɪst, njuːˌmɪzməˈtɒlədʒɪst) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a person who studies or collects coins, medals, etc
 
numismatologist or numismatologist
 
n

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Numismatist is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Example sentences
Now, here's something else a good numismatist should know: where coins and coin collections were invented.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT