-OR


Meaning of -OR in English

~ 1

■ suffix (forming nouns) denoting a person or thing performing the action of a verb, or denoting another agent: escalator.

Origin

from L., sometimes via Anglo-Norman Fr. -eour or OFr. -eor (see also -ator ).

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~ 2

■ suffix forming nouns denoting a state or condition: terror.

Origin

from L., sometimes via OFr. ~ , -ur .

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~ 3

■ suffix forming adjectives expressing a comparative sense: junior.

Origin

via Anglo-Norman Fr. from L.

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~ 4

■ suffix US form of -our 1 .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.