cambist

cam·bist

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kam-bist]
- /ˈkæm bɪst/
- /ˈkæm.bɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kam-bist]
- /ˈkæm bɪst/

Definitions of cambist word

noun cambist a dealer or expert in foreign exchange 3
noun cambist a manual of currency exchange rates and similar equivalents of weights and measures 3
noun cambist an expert in foreign exchange, as a dealer in bills of exchange 3
noun cambist a book that gives the rates of foreign exchange and equivalents of measure, weights, etc. 3
noun cambist a dealer in bills of exchange. 1
noun cambist an expert in foreign exchange. 1

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Origin of cambist

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

1800-10; < French cambiste < Italian cambista. See cambium, -ist

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Parts of speech for Cambist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cambist

cambist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

cambist usage trend in Literature

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