I. noun suffix
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from -ant, present participle suffix, from Latin -ant-, -ans, present participle suffix of first conjugation, from -a- (stem vowel of first conjugation) + -nt-, -ns, present participle suffix; akin to Old English -nde, present participle suffix, Greek -nt-, -n, participle suffix
1.
a. : one that performs (a specified action) : personal or impersonal agent
claim ant
cool ant
b. : thing that promotes (a specified action or process)
expector ant
2. : one connected with
annuit ant
3. : thing acted upon (in a specified manner)
inhal ant
II. adjective suffix
1. : performing (a specified action) or being (in a specified condition)
somnambul ant
2. : promoting (a specified action or process)
expector ant