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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 themplay

  Familiarity information: LAPIDARIST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LAPIDARIST (noun)


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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