suffix forming personal nouns denoting an occupation or interest: 1 with stress on the preceding element (grazier). 2 with stress on the suffix (cashier; brigadier).
[ sense 1 ME of various orig.; sense 2 F -ier f. L -arius ]
suffix forming personal nouns denoting an occupation or interest: 1 with stress on the preceding element (grazier). 2 with stress on the suffix (cashier; brigadier).
[ sense 1 ME of various orig.; sense 2 F -ier f. L -arius ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012