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单词 antiquer
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antiquern.

Brit. /anˈtiːkə/, U.S. /ænˈtikər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: antique v., -er suffix1; antique n., -er suffix1.
Etymology: In sense 1 < antique v. + -er suffix1. In sense 2 < antique n. + -er suffix1. Compare later antique v. 3.
1. A person who uses artificial means to give an antique appearance to objects such as art or furniture. Cf. antique v. 1.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > [noun] > types of work > artist
scalloper?1881
antiquer1896
1896 Ohio Democrat (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 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.’
1920 I. 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.
1989 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 25 May b1 He once worked as an antiquer, a job that..involved making newly painted art works look old.
2. A person who searches or shops for antiques, esp. as a pastime; an antique collector. Cf. antique v. 3, antiquing n. 2.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > collecting other articles > [noun] > collector
bibliophile1824
antiquist1856
trophy hunter1862
antiquer1906
cartophilist1936
phillumenist1943
deltiologist1959
tegestologist1960
notaphilist1970
ephemerist1976
scripophile1978
scripophilist1979
1906 Amer. Illustr. Mag. Jan. 254/1 Speakin' of collectin' reminds me of the ‘Antiquers’—that's what Peter T. Brown called 'em.
1979 United States 1980–1 (Penguin Travel Guides) 597 The town is a beautiful, carefully maintained antiquer's delight.
2002 J. Eugenides Middlesex ii. 209 There were weekend antiquers from the suburbs who brought their dogs along.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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