cambist
English
editEtymology
editFrom French cambiste, Italian cambista, from Latin cambire (“to exchange”). See change.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈkæmbɪst/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editcambist (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
edit- “cambist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.