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antiquer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-quer
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who finishes furniture or objects so they have the appearance of an antique, either for decoration or to perpetrate a fraud.

noun

A person who browses for antiques.

Slang

adj

comparative form of antique: more antique

Etymology

Etymology tree English antique Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English antiquer From antique + -er.

Usage

Inflected Forms

antiquers (plural)

Questions

What does antiquer mean?
A person who finishes furniture or objects so they have the appearance of an antique, either for decoration or to perpetrate a fraud.
Where does antiquer come from?
Etymology tree English antique Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English antiquer From antique + -er.

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