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Archaist

Archaist \Ar"cha*ist\, n.

  1. Am antiquary.

  2. One who uses archaisms.

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archaist

n. 1 A person who studies archaic things; an antiquary 2 A person who uses archaisms in language

Usage examples of "archaist".

And another, smaller bunch, who wore ancient costumes in their spare time and called themselves Archaists.

But the main problem for the Neo-Taylorites and the Archaists was the crushing blow to their notions of human superiority, which the Aliens had dealt merely by revealing their existence.

But an Archaist— one of the bunch who had dreams of building a secret fleet of human spaceships, attacking the Alien Federation and conquering it for Earth—this was beyond any kind of sense.

He had listened to this sort of thing before from those in his high school who wore the Archaist "uniform.

The Alien before them was wrapped in the yellow robes of the Neo-Taylorite cult, sworn opponents of Archaists like Curt.

Of all the Archaist nonsense—to start waving around weapons none of them knew how to use in the face of superior numbers of natives who probably knew how to use them only too well!

Right now, Ellen would undoubtedly not believe him, and Curt would simply take it as one more proof of his Archaist suspicions of all Aliens.

Anyway, I tell you—if I were back on Earth right now, I wouldn't be an Archaist any longer.

Maybe Curt was the only Archaist among us, but I had a chip on my shoulder just the same.