■ combining form denoting an agent or bearer of a specified thing: semaphore.
Derivatives
-phorous combining form .
Origin
from mod. L. -phorus , from Gk -phoros , -phoron 'bearing, bearer', from pherein 'to bear'.
■ combining form denoting an agent or bearer of a specified thing: semaphore.
Derivatives
-phorous combining form .
Origin
from mod. L. -phorus , from Gk -phoros , -phoron 'bearing, bearer', from pherein 'to bear'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004