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metallist|ˈmɛtəlɪst|
Also metalist.
[f. metal n. + -ist.]
1. One who is skilled in or works in metals. Now rare.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. vi. xii. 336 Iron (as Metallists expresse it) consisting of impure Mercury and combust sulphur, becomes of a darke and sad complexion. 1703Moxon Mech. Exerc. 243 Metalists use a kind of Tarrace in their vessels for fining of Mettals. 1834Oxf. Univ. Mag. I. 411 A cautious metallist from Cornwall demanded fiercely what a stratum was.
2. An advocate of the use of a particular metal as currency. (Cf. bimetallist, monometallist.)
1886Science 23 July 75/1 He has recently reaped a golden harvest by carrying out the principles of the silver metallists. |