METALLIST

Etymology

Noun

metallist (plural metallists)

(metallurgy) a person who works with metals

(economics) an advocate of metal coinage as the principal or sole currency

A metaller: a fan of the metal music genre.

Source: Wiktionary


Met"al*list, n.

Definition: A worker in metals, or one skilled in metals.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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