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antiquer, n.
Brit. |anˈtiːkə|, U.S. |ænˈtikər|
[‹ antique adj. + -er suffix1. With sense 2 compare antique v.]
†1. Perh.: a person who dances in an old-fashioned style. Obs. nonce-use.
1681A. Behn 2nd Pt. Rover ii. i. 22 (stage direct.) Enter from the Front..a Pageant, which they fix on the Stage at one side: a little Pavillion on't, Musick Playing, and Operators round below or Antiquers.
2. A person who uses artificial means to give an antique appearance to objects such as art or furniture.
1896Ohio Democrat (Electronic text) 30 July The violin ‘antiquer’ testified that he took the violin.., stained over the name of the maker and pasted on the place an imitation of an old-time yellow label, which read: ‘Antonius Stradivarius, Fecit, A. D. 1725.’ 1920I. S. Cobb Abandoned Farmers vii. 196, I was an antiquer... They thought that I was damaging the furniture, when..I was adding touches to it which would have been worth considerable money by now. 1989N.Y. Times (Nexis) 25 May b1 He once worked as an antiquer, a job that..involved making newly painted art works look old.
3. A person who collects antiques. Cf. antiquing n.
1906Amer. Illustr. Mag. Jan. 254/1 Speakin' of collectin' reminds me of the ‘Antiquers’—that's what Peter T. Brown called 'em. 1979United States 1980/81 ((Penguin Travel Guides)) 597 The town is a beautiful, carefully maintained antiquer's delight. 2002J. Eugenides Middlesex ii. 209 There were weekend antiquers from the suburbs who brought their dogs along. |