'-er' definitions:
Definition of '-er'
From: GCIDE
- -er \-er\ .
- 1. [AS. -ere; akin to L. -arius.] The termination of many English words, denoting the agent; -- applied either to men or things; as in hater, farmer, heater, grater. At the end of names of places, -er signifies a man of the place; as, Londoner, i. e., London man. [1913 Webster]
- 2. [AS. -ra; akin to G. -er, Icel. -are, -re, Goth. -iza, -?za, L. -ior, Gr. ?, Skr. -[imac]yas.] A suffix used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; as, warmer, sooner, lat(e)er, earl(y)ier. [1913 Webster]
Words containing '-er'
- Er,
- Erred,
- Erring,
- Ers,
- Where'er,
- E'er,
- Ne'er,
- Whate'er,
- Whatsoe'er,
- Whene'er,
- Wheresoe'er,
- o'er,
- Knight-er-ratic,
- Ne'er-do-well