archaist

• Nom désignant une personne qui utilise ou imite un langage ou un style archaïque, ou un expert ou collectionneur d'objets anciens.

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

1. Person who uses archaic languageC2formal

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

   Personne qui emploie un langage archaïque

   • 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.

2. Expert or collector of antiquitiesC2formal

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

   Spécialiste ou collectionneur d'antiquités

   • 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.

   Synonymesantiquarianantiquary