An-tĭq'ui-tā'ri-an, n.

n. One who is addicted to the study of antiquities; an admirer of antiquity. [Obs.] I shall distinguish such as I esteem to be the hinderers of reformation into three sorts: 1. Antiquitarians (for so I had rather call them than antiquaries, whose labors are useful and laudable); 2. Libertines; 3. Politicians. Milton.