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gallerist

noun

Etymology

From gallery + -ist, possibly by analogy with artist, or influenced by French galeriste; compare German Galerist. Attested since 1962, popular in US since 2000s.

  1. derived from Galilaea
  2. derived from galilea — “church porch”
  3. derived from galeria — “gallery”
  4. derived from galerie
  5. derived from galerie
  6. inherited from galery
  7. suffixed as gallerist — “gallery + ist”

Definitions

  1. The owner or operator of an art gallery

    • Artists become gallerists in order to ensure a viewing.
    • It’s an aesthetic that particularly appeals to the art dealers and gallerists who were scouring the Milan fringe shows for new talent last week.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA