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antiquer

antiquer noun: a person who finishes furniture or objects so they have the appearance of an antique, either for decoration or to perpetrate a fraud. Also the comparative form of antique.

Noun

antiquer (plural antiquers)

  1. A person who finishes furniture or objects so they have the appearance of an antique, either for decoration or to perpetrate a fraud.
  2. (slang) A person who browses for antiques.

Also used as

antiquer is also the comparative form of antique.

Forms of antiquer

pluralantiquers

Origin of antiquer

From antique + -er.

Questions about antiquer

What does antiquer mean?
Antiquer means a person who finishes furniture or objects so they have the appearance of an antique, either for decoration or to perpetrate a fraud.
What part of speech is antiquer?
Antiquer is a noun.
What is the plural of antiquer?
The plural of antiquer is antiquers.

Words near antiquer in the dictionary

  1. antiquehood
  2. antiquely
  3. antiquencher
  4. antiquenchers
  5. antiqueness
  6. antiquer
  7. antiqueries
  8. antiquers
  9. antiquery
  10. antiques
  11. antiques markets

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