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Webster 1913 Edition

Cambist

Cam′bist

,
Noun.
[F.
cambiste
, It.
cambista
, fr. L.
cambire
to exchange. See
Change
.]
A banker; a money changer or broker; one who deals in bills of exchange, or who is skilled in the science of exchange.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cambist

CAMBIST

,
Noun.
A banker; one who deals in notes, and bills of exchange.

Definition 2024

cambist

cambist

English

Noun

cambist ‎(plural cambists)

  1. A banker; a money changer or broker; one who deals in bills of exchange, or who is skilled in the science of exchange.

References

  • cambist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Etymology

French cambiste, Italian cambista, from Latin cambire to exchange. See change.

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