1
: of or relating to antiquarians or antiquities
2
: dealing in old or rare books
an antiquarian bookstore
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Martin Farquhar Tupper, a poet and an antiquarian favored by Queen Victoria, argued that Rapa Nui was the remnant of a lost continent whose people had perished.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Through his contacts in the antiquarian book world, Sampas began looking for potential buyers and was put in touch with Michael D. Horowitz, a book dealer and archivist who specialized literary appraisals.
—Jean-Christophe Cloutier
march 26, Literary Hub, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The antiquarian admittedly didn’t have such an easy road to the opening in 2005.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Martin Farquhar Tupper, a poet and an antiquarian favored by Queen Victoria, argued that Rapa Nui was the remnant of a lost continent whose people had perished.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
But in the age of digitization and AI, antiquarian booksellers like Kline have had to adapt accordingly.
—Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Through his contacts in the antiquarian book world, Sampas began looking for potential buyers and was put in touch with Michael D. Horowitz, a book dealer and archivist who specialized literary appraisals.
—Jean-Christophe Cloutier
march 26, Literary Hub, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Antiquarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antiquarian. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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antiquarian
1 of 2 noun
an·ti·quar·i·an
ˌant-ə-ˈkwer-ē-ən 
antiquarian
2 of 2 adjective
: of or relating to antiquaries or antiquities
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