lapidist

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noun

A lapidary (“person who cuts and polishes, engraves, or deals in gems and precious stones; expert in gems and precious stones”).

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lapidary
OriginLatin lapis →
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Meanings

nounlapidist (plural lapidists)

plural lapidists

  1. obsoleterareA lapidary (“person who cuts and polishes, engraves, or deals in gems and precious stones; expert in gems and precious stones”).

    the factitious Stones of Chymists in invitation being easily detected by any ordinary Lapidist

    1691, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones

Similar
lapidary
Broader
engraver
Also see
lapidary

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinlapis
  2. Englishlapidist

From Latin lapis, lapidis (“a stone”) + -ist.

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APA

lapidist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapidist

MLA

“lapidist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapidist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lapidist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapidist.

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