metallist

[ met-l-ist ]
/ ˈmɛt l ɪst /

noun

Definition for metallist (2 of 2)

metalist

or met·al·list

[ met-l-ist ]
/ ˈmɛt l ɪst /

noun

a person who works with metals.
a person who advocates the use of metallic money exclusively, instead of paper money.

Origin of metalist

First recorded in 1640–50; metal + -ist

Example sentences from the Web for metallist

  • In this hypothetical illustration, we have the extreme case of what the Commodity or Metallist School seems to assert.

    The Value of Money |Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr.
  • If you cannot buy one so small, get one made by some working jeweller or metallist.

    Black Bass |Charles Barker Bradford

British Dictionary definitions for metallist

metallist

US metalist

/ (ˈmɛtəlɪst) /

noun

a person who works with metals
a person who advocates a system of currency based on a metal, such as gold or silver