dater

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/ˈdeɪtə(ɹ)/

noun

One who dates.

OriginEnglish date ← Middle English date ← Old French date →
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Meanings

noundater (plural daters)

plural daters

  1. One who dates.

    Strategic presentation is a challenging issue for many online daters, of whom 22% have asked someone else to help them create or review their profile […]

    2016, Michelle F. Wright, Identity, Sexuality, and Relationships among Emerging Adults in the Digital Age
  2. A date-stamping device.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*deh₃-redup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dédeh₃ti
  3. Proto-Italic*didō
  4. Latindō
  5. Late Latindatus
  6. Late Latindata
  7. Old Frenchdate
  8. Middle Englishdate
  9. Englishdate
  10. Englishdater

From date + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dater

latergreatercreatorlocatorvibratortranslatorspectatorterminatorcatercraternarratorslatercuratorgatormateralligatorwaiterdictatorskaterincubatorequatortraitorupdaterrotator
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Sounds the same

data (one pronunciation)

Anagrams

traderatedtreadderattaredadret
Cite this entry
APA

dater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dater

MLA

“dater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dater. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dater,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dater.

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