-er

Meaning

  1. (masculine, morpheme) Forms agent nouns from verbs.
  2. (masculine, morpheme) Forms nouns for a person associated with something.

Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ər/
Etymology

From Old Dutch *-āri, -ere, from Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz, borrowed from Latin -ārius. Cognate with Dutch -aar.

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