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dater

dater

1 7.2
A person who finds the age of objects like fossils
  • noun
  • /ˈdeɪtər/
: datador
  • A skilled dater can use carbon dating to determine when an artifact was made.

Examples

  • The dater analyzed the ancient artifacts carefully.

  • The research team relied on a dater to verify the timeline of the fossils.

  • The museum hired a dater to establish the age of the newly discovered pottery.

  • A skilled dater can provide accurate information about historical events.

  • The archaeologist is a skilled dater who can accurately estimate the age of ancient artifacts.

  • As a history professor, she often acts as a dater for historical texts, helping students understand their timeline.

  • The geologist is known as a reliable dater, able to pinpoint the origins of various rock formations.

Synonyms

chronologist
vsdater
  • Specialized
1 7.8

A person who studies and records when events happen

focuses on assigning dates or ages rather than just ordering events
chronologer
vsdater
1 9.9

A person who finds the dates of events and puts them in order

focuses on assigning dates or ages rather than ordering events
geochronologist
vsdater
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A scientist who finds when rocks formed and how old they are

applies to dating in history and archaeology as well as other sciences

Surface Forms

dater singular
daters plural

Morphology

dater = date (transparent) = date + er

Agentive use of '-er' on the verb 'date' yields 'one who dates (determines dates)', a straightforward derivation.

Etymology

Dater comes from the word date ('a day, time, or age') and the ending -er ('one who does something'). So a dater is a person who finds or decides when something was made, which is why experts who check an object's age are called daters.