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<language snob> The word you want is "antique", meaning "old thing". "Antiquarian" means "one who collects old things" </language snob>
by tjic 18y ago
<language snob>
The word you want is "antique", meaning "old thing".
"Antiquarian" means "one who collects old things"
</language snob>
- joubert 18y agoantiquarian |ˌantiˈkwe(ə)rēən| adjective relating to or dealing in antiques or rare books. • valuable because rare or old : out-of-print and antiquarian books. noun a person who studies or collects antiques or antiquities.
- tjic 18y agoYes, but the objects themselves are antiques, never antiquarians. A person can be an antiquarian. A magazine, auction house, magnifying glass, price guide, etc. can be antiquarian. Unless you're asserting that the old equipment RELATES TO or DEALS WITH antiques, I don't see what point you're trying to make.