Antedater

noun

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Noun
  1. 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."

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"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."

Etymology

From antedate + -er.

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