The term 'dater' refers to the word 'dating' or 'to
date someone'. The
male and female (or male and male or female and female, whatever floats your
boat) who
date one another are known as the daters and under no circumstances relates to the couple being girlfriend and boyfriend (or boyfriend and boyfriend or girlfriend and girlfriend, again whatever floats your
boat). However, if the couple refer to one another as being their dater, there is a strong possibility that this will lead to the daters becoming girlfriend and boyfriend (or boyfriend and boyfriend or girlfriend and girlfriend, yet again whatever floats your
boat). This is so, as referring to one another as their 'dater' signifies a strong bond between the two people