archaist

A noun referring to a person who uses or imitates archaic language or style, or an expert or collector of antiquities.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa a una persona que usa o imita un lenguaje o estilo arcaico, o a un experto o coleccionista de antigüedades.

1. Person who uses archaic language C2 formal

   A person who deliberately uses or imitates archaic words, expressions, or styles in speech or writing.

   • The author, a known archaist, filled his novel with 'thee' and 'thou'.
   • Some poets are archaists, preferring the vocabulary of the 16th century.
   • The archaist's speech was peppered with old-fashioned phrases.

   🇪🇸Arcaísta

2. Expert or collector of antiquities C2 formal

   A specialist or enthusiast who studies, collects, or preserves ancient artifacts and historical objects.

   • The museum's new exhibit was curated by a renowned archaist.
   • An archaist can identify the origin of a Roman coin with ease.
   • The archaist spent decades building a collection of medieval manuscripts.

   🇪🇸anticuario

   Sinónimos: antiquarianantiquary

• archaists plural form
• archaists' possessive plural form
• archaist's possessive singular form