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Definition of -er suffix from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

-er

suffix

/ə(r)/

/ər/

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(in nouns) a person or thing that performs the action
- lover
- computer
compare -ee, -or

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(in nouns) a person or thing that has the thing or quality mentioned
- three-wheeler
- foreigner
(in nouns) a person studying or expert in
- astronomer
- philosopher
(in nouns) a person belonging to
- New Yorker
(makes comparative adjectives and adverbs)
- wider
- bigger
- happier
- sooner
compare -est
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- -ess
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- -ful
- -hood
- -ify
- -ion
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- -ism
- -ist
- -ista
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- -less
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- -most
- -ness
- -oid
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- -ous
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