collybist

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noun

A money changer.

OriginAncient Greek κόλλυβος →
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Meanings

nouncollybist (plural collybists)

plural collybists

  1. obsoleteA money changer.

    in the faces of these guilty collybists

    1612–1634, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=I to VIII), London, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκόλλυβος“a small coin”
  2. Englishcollybist

From Ancient Greek κόλλυβος (kóllubos, “a small coin”) + -ist.

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APA

collybist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collybist

MLA

“collybist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collybist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “collybist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collybist.

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