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Word: Metallist
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century (in an earlier sense). Either from Italian metallista, or independently from classical Latin metallum metal + -ist
Definition:
An advocate of metal coinage as the principal or sole currency; specifically an adherent of the theory of metallism.
