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Definition of Cambist
1. n. A banker; a money changer or broker; one who deals in bills of exchange, or who is skilled in the science of exchange.
Definition of Cambist
1. Noun. A banker; a money changer or broker; one who deals in bills of exchange, or who is skilled in the science of exchange. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cambist
1. a dealer in bills of exchange [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cambist
Literary usage of Cambist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1842)
"The Modern cambist. By WILLIAM TATE. Fourth Edition. THIS " Manual of Foreign
Exchanges, in the different occupations of bills of exchange and bullion ..."
2. Writings of Levi Woodbury, LL. D.: Political, Judicial and Literary by Levi Woodbury (1852)
"... by the authors referred to, the edition (1831) of Kelly's cambist has been
followed as a guide about the contents of the kilogramme, maud, picul, &c. ..."
3. Catalog, 1903by Indiana State Library, William Elmer Henry by Indiana State Library, William Elmer Henry (1904)
"Kelly, P. Universal cambist and commercial instructor ... Ed. 2. 2 v. in 1. 1835.
380 K 295 Kelly's handbook to the titled, landed and official classes for ..."
4. The Investor's Catechism by Marcus Mathias Reynolds (1909)
"What is a cambist ? A manual describing the moneys, weights and measures of
different countries, and their equivalents in exchange, also one versed in ..."
5. An Account of Col. Crockett's Tour to the North and Down East: In the Year ...by Davy Crockett by Davy Crockett (1835)
"2 vols. 8vo. Jew, The, a novel, in 3 vols. 8vo Joe Miller's Complete Jest Book.
18mo. ' Koran, Sale's. 2 vols. 8vo. Kelly's cambist. 2 vols. 4to. ..."
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