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dater

dater

7.2
A person who finds the age of objects like fossils
  • noun
  • /ˈdeɪtər/
translation icon : 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

chronologer
vsdater
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
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
chronologist
vsdater
  • Specialized
7.8

A person who studies and records when events happen

focuses on assigning dates or ages rather than just ordering events

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.