antedater

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noun

One who antedates something.

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Meanings

nounantedater (plural antedaters)

plural antedaters

  1. One who antedates something.

    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.

    2017, Kory Stamper, Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries, page 195

Origin

From antedate + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

antedater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antedater

MLA

“antedater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antedater. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antedater,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antedater.

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