1. relating to or dealing with antiques or rare books

1. a person who collects or deals in antiques or rare books

Examples

• The antiquarian bookshop specialized in first editions from the 18th century.
• She visited several antiquarian dealers looking for Victorian furniture.
• The antiquarian carefully examined the manuscript’s binding and paper.
• He became an antiquarian after inheriting his grandfather’s coin collection.
• The antiquarian fair attracted collectors from across the country.
• She consulted an antiquarian to authenticate the painting’s age.
• The library’s antiquarian section housed books dating back to the 1500s.