[f. EBON-Y + -IST. Cf. F. ébéniste.] A worker or dealer in ebony or other ornamental woods.
1706. Phillips, Ebonist, one that works or deals in Ebony.
1721–1800. in Bailey.
1871. Athenæum, 24 June, 783. A great hubbub of glaziers, carpenters, ebonists, iron and tile workers.
