I. ənt, ə nt noun suffix
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from -ant, present participle suffix, from Latin -ant-, -ans, present participle suffix of first conjugation, from -a- (vowel of first conjugation) + -nt-, -ns, present participle suffix; akin to Old English -nde, present participle suffix, Old High German -nti, Old Norse -ndi, Gothic -nds, Greek -nt-, -n, present, future, & aor. participle suffix, Sanskrit -nt, present, future, & aor. active participle suffix
1.
a. : one that performs (a specified action) : personal or impersonal agent
assist ant
claim ant
cool ant
deodor ant
result ant
b. : thing that promotes (a specified action or process)
expector ant
2. : person or thing connected with
annuit ant
chemotherapeut ant
3. : thing that is acted upon (in a specified manner)
inhal ant
ingest ant
4. : thing that is used (for a specified purpose)
antifogg ant
II. adjective suffix
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from -ant, present participle suffix
1. : performing (a specified action) or being (in a specified condition)
denud ant
propell ant
somnambul ant
2. : promoting (a specified action or process)
expector ant