"dater" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdeɪtə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dater.wav [Southern-England] Forms: daters [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: From date + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|date|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} From date + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} dater (plural daters)
  1. One who dates.
    Sense id: en-dater-en-noun-fnpq-7yO Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 81 19 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 79 21 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 79 21 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 80 20 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 16 3 39 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 1 41 44 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 87 13
  2. A date-stamping device.
    Sense id: en-dater-en-noun-XHznQ0iW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: e-dater

Inflected forms

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