-er
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In English, the -er suffix can signify:
In English, the -er suffix can signify:
In English, the -er suffix can signify:
- an agent nounAgent nounIn linguistics, an agent noun is a word that is derived from another word denoting an action, and that identifies an entity that does that action. For example, "driver" is an agent noun formed from the verb "drive". The endings "-er", "-or", and "-ist" are commonly used in English to form agent...
, e.g., "singer", - a degree of comparison, e.g., "noisier",
- Oxford "-er", a colloquial and sometimes facetious suffix prevalent at Oxford University from about 1875.
In English, the -er suffix can signify:
- an agent nounAgent nounIn linguistics, an agent noun is a word that is derived from another word denoting an action, and that identifies an entity that does that action. For example, "driver" is an agent noun formed from the verb "drive". The endings "-er", "-or", and "-ist" are commonly used in English to form agent...
, e.g., "singer", - a degree of comparison, e.g., "noisier",
- Oxford "-er", a colloquial and sometimes facetious suffix prevalent at Oxford University from about 1875.
In English, the -er suffix can signify:
- an agent nounAgent nounIn linguistics, an agent noun is a word that is derived from another word denoting an action, and that identifies an entity that does that action. For example, "driver" is an agent noun formed from the verb "drive". The endings "-er", "-or", and "-ist" are commonly used in English to form agent...
, e.g., "singer", - a degree of comparison, e.g., "noisier",
- Oxford "-er", a colloquial and sometimes facetious suffix prevalent at Oxford University from about 1875.