antiquary (plural antiquaries)

1. A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian.
2. An aficionado or student of antiquities, ancient artifacts, historic sites, ancient writings, or things of the past.

• antic
• ancient
• antiquated
• antique
• antiquity

• German: Antiquar, Antiquarin
• Portuguese: antiquário
• Russian: антиква́р
• Spanish: anticuario

antiquary (not comparable)

1. Relating to antiquity.
   • c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act II, scene iii]:

     Instructed by the antiquary times.