I. -ant /ənt/ BrE AmE , -ent suffix [in nouns and adjectives]
[ Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin , a present participle ending ]
someone or something that does something:
a servant (=someone who serves others)
disinfectant (=substance for killing germs)
expectant (=expecting)
pleasant (=pleasing)
II. -ent / ə nt/ BrE AmE suffix [in adjectives and nouns]
[ Language: Latin ; Origin: -ent- , the base form of the present participle ending ]
someone or something that does something, or that has a particular quality:
local residents
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