Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A money-changer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A money changer.
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- noun obsolete A
money changer .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek from a word for a small coin.
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chained_bear commented on the word collybist
Obsolete. OED: "A money-changer, money-dealer, usurer; miser." Usage: 1598 BP. HALL Sat. IV. v. 107 Unless some base hedge-creeping Collybist Scatters his refuse scraps on whom he list.
April 10, 2008
reesetee commented on the word collybist
Ooh...Base hedge-creeping collybist has a nice ring to it.
April 11, 2008
frindley commented on the word collybist
Indeed it does!
April 11, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word collybist
You're right. I put it on my "Name-Calling" list.
April 11, 2008