cambist
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Etymology
From French cambiste, Italian cambista, from Latin cambire (“to exchange”). See change.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkæmbɪst/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
cambist (plural cambists)
- A banker; a money changer or broker; one who deals in bills of exchange, or who is skilled in the science of exchange.
References
- “cambist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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