cambist

noun

cam·​bist

-bə̇st

plural -s

1

: one who deals in bills of exchange or who is skilled in the science and practice of exchange

2

: a table or manual giving the exchange values of moneys, weights, and measures of various countries

Word History

Etymology

French cambiste, from Italian cambista, from cambio + -ista -ist

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