lapidist

== English == === Etymology === From Latin lapis, lapidis (“a stone”) + -ist. === Noun === lapidist (plural lapidists) (obsolete, rare) A lapidary (“person who cuts and polishes, engraves, or deals in gems and precious stones; expert in gems and precious stones”). === References === “lapidist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.