ER

Meaning of ER in English

suffix forming iterative and frequentative verbs (blunder; glimmer; twitter).

[ OE -erian, -rian f. Gmc ]

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ER — suffix esp. Law forming nouns denoting verbal action or a document effecting this (cesser; disclaimer; misnomer). °The same ending occurs …
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ER — suffix 1 forming nouns and adjectives through OF or AF, corresponding to: a L -aris (sampler) (cf. -AR(1)). b L …
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ER — suffix used in slang formations usu. distorting the root word (rugger; soccer). [ prob. an extension of -ER(1) ]
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ER — suffix forming the comparative of adjectives (wider; hotter) and adverbs (faster). [ OE -ra (adj.), -or (adv.) f. Gmc ]
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ER — suffix forming nouns from nouns, adjectives, and many verbs, denoting: 1 a person, animal, or thing that performs a specified …
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