antique shop

English

Alternative forms

• antiques shop

Etymology

antique (“noun”) +‎ shop

Pronunciation

Audio (Northern California, US)

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Noun

antique shop (plural antique shops)

1. (retail) A business dedicated to storing, selling, restoring, and trading in items from previous eras for their superficial and historical value, especially furniture and trinkets.
   • 2007, US Census Bureau, Last week, Sarah cleaned and painted the back room of her house in preparation for setting up an antique shop there.:

   My grandmother Rosemary never cared much for antique shops, she preferred modern goods as opposed to the things of yore.

Synonyms

• antiques store
• antique store

 

Related terms

• antiquarian
• antiquary
• antique collector
• antique dealer
• antiques market

 

Translations

store selling antiques

• Finnish: antikvariaatti (fi), vanhain tavarain kauppa, divari (fi)
• German: Antiquitätenladen (de) m, Antiquitätengeschäft (de) n
• Hungarian: régiségbolt (hu), régiségkereskedés (hu)
• Macedonian: старинарница f (starinarnica), антикварница f (antikvarnica)
• Polish: antykwariat (pl) m, antykwarnia (pl) f
• Portuguese: antiquário (pt) m
• Serbo-Croatian: антикварница f (antikvarnica)
• Slovene: starinarna f, antikvariat m
• Welsh: siop hen bethau (cy) f