-eer /ɪə $ ɪr/ BrE AmE suffix [in nouns]
[ Language: Old French ; Origin: -ier , from Latin -arius ]
someone who does or makes a particular thing:
an auctioneer (=someone who runs auction sales)
a profiteer (=someone who makes unfair profits)
-eer /ɪə $ ɪr/ BrE AmE suffix [in nouns]
[ Language: Old French ; Origin: -ier , from Latin -arius ]
someone who does or makes a particular thing:
an auctioneer (=someone who runs auction sales)
a profiteer (=someone who makes unfair profits)
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012