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LAPIDARIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lapidarist mean?
• LAPIDARIST (noun)
The noun LAPIDARIST has 1 sense:
1. an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them
Familiarity information: LAPIDARIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
lapidarist; lapidary
Hypernyms ("lapidarist" is a kind of...):
expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)
Derivation:
lapidary (a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones)
lapidary (an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them)
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