An obsolete or variant spelling of a money changer or dealer in small coins.
Shortened or variant form of 'collybist', derived from Greek 'kollybos'. This form appears in historical texts as an alternative spelling for practitioners of money exchange.
Medieval spelling was wild—the same occupation could be written as 'collybist,' 'collyr,' or even 'collier,' making it tricky for historians to track down references!
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