Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One versed in the operations of exchange and the value of foreign moneys; a dealer in notes and bills of exchange.
Wiktionary
- n. A banker; a money changer or broker; one who deals in bills of exchange, or who is skilled in the science of exchange.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A banker; a money changer or broker; one who deals in bills of exchange, or who is skilled in the science of exchange.
Etymologies
- French cambiste, Italian cambista, from Latin cambire to exchange. See change. (Wiktionary)
Examples
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whichbe One who deals in bills of exchange or who is skilled in the science and practice of exchange; a banker. May 12, 2008