antedater

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

antedate +‎ -er

Noun[edit]

antedater (plural antedaters)

  1. One who antedates something.
    • 2017, Kory Stamper, Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries, page 195:
      This is the bit that frustrates antedaters: earlier evidence may be rejected if it doesn't seem to clearly and completely fit the earliest given sense.
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