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Noun: archaist
  1. A person who archaizes
    "The archaist insisted on using outdated language in his historical novel"
     
  2. An expert or collector of antiquities
    "The archaist spent decades collecting ancient Greek pottery";
    - antiquary, antiquarian

Derived forms: archaists

Type of: actor, doer, expert, worker

Encyclopedia: Archaist