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titivater, n.

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Forms:  see titivate v.   and -er suffix1.(Show Less)
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: titivate v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < titivate v. + -er suffix1.
 
Compare slightly later titivator n.
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  A person who smartens or improves the appearance of something; = titivator n. 1.

1771   N.Y. Gaz. 23 Dec. 2/5 (advt.)    Periodical Titivaters instructed by the year or quarter.
1867   Every Saturday 2 Mar. 285/1   A room set apart for gentlemen tittivaters.
1954   Television Ann. 41   There is an insinuation that many of them [sc. the stories] are fictionally titivated, and an allegation that Gilbert himself is a fair titivater of his own ‘legend’.
2002   Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 29 Nov. 50   Some gardeners are titivaters, rather than cultivators.

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    This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, January 2018).