noun
- Plural of cambist; persons who deal in or study the exchange of money and bills of exchange between different countries or currencies.
Usage: formal; chiefly historical or technical in finance
Examples
- Medieval cambists facilitated trade by exchanging currencies between merchants from different regions.
- The cambists in the banking house calculated exchange rates with great precision.
- Experienced cambists understood the fluctuations in international money markets.
- During the Renaissance, cambists were essential intermediaries in European commerce.