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-er
EN
[ə]
Suffixe
(added to verbs) A
person
or
thing
that does an action
indicated
by the
root
verb
;
used
to
form
an
agent noun
.
reader
,
cooker
,
computer
,
runner
-
up
, do-gooder
(added to verbs)
INF
A
person
or
thing
to which the
root
verb
can
satisfactorily
be
done
.
a
real
looker: a
beautiful
woman
a
keeper
: a
person
or
thing
worth
keeping
(added to a noun denoting an occupation) A
person
whose occupation is (the noun).
astrologer
,
cricketer
,
trumpeter
(added to a
number
, measurement or noun denoting a quantified set) A
name
for a
person
or
thing
that is
based
on a
number
(with or without a noun).
sixer, six-footer,
three
-wheeler,
first
-
grader
SLA
(chiefly entertainment, with few limitations)
Used
to
form
nouns
shorter
than
more
formal
synonyms
.
percenter (commission agent); one-
hander
(one-man show); oater (a Western-themed movie)
INF
(added to a noun) One who
enjoys
.
Tooners
lined
up
for
tickets
to
Toy
Story
.
(derogatory, added to nouns)
Person
who
subscribes
to a
particular
conspiracy
theory or
unorthodox
belief
.
anti
-vaxxer, birther,
flat
-Earther, 9/11 truther
(added to a proper noun)
Suffix
denoting
a resident or
inhabitant
of (the place denoted by the proper noun);
used
to
form
a
demonym
.
New
Yorker
,
Londoner
, Dubliner,
New
Englander
Suffix
denoting
residency
in or
around
a
place
,
district
,
area
, or
region
.
islander
, highlander, eastender,
prisoner
OBS
(no longer productive)
Suffix
used
to
form
the
plural
of a
small
number
of
English
nouns
.
childer
, calver, lamber, linder ( "loins" )
person
or
thing
connected
with.
butler
(added to certain adjectives and adverbs, now especially short ones)
more
;
used
to
form
the
comparative
.
longer
,
bigger
,
faster
,
sooner
,
simpler
(added to certain adverbs)
more
;
used
to
form
the
comparative
.
(added to a verb or imitative sound)
frequently
;
used
to
form
frequentative
verbs
.
twitter
,
clamber
,
bicker
,
mutter
,
wander
,
flutter
,
flicker
,
slither
,
smother
,
sputter
(added to a verb)
instance
of (the verbal action);
used
to
form
nouns
from
verbs
,
especially
in
legal
terms
.
disclaimer,
misnomer
,
remitter
, rebutter
(added to a verb or noun)
used
to
form
diminutives
.
shiver
<
shive
sliver
< slive
splinter
<
splint
Used
to
form
slang
or
colloquial
equivalents of
words
.
soccer
, rugger, brekkers, Radder, divvers
(fiction)
signifying
a
little
one, junior,
child
,
younger
person
.
Attached
to a
name
,
usually
a
portion
of the
given
name.
Meaning of
-er
for the defined word.
Grammaticalement, ce mot "-er" est un
morphème
, plus spécifiquement, un
suffixe
.
Partie du discours Hiérarchie
Morphèmes
Suffixes
Suffixes flexionnels
Suffixes Noun formation
Difficulté: Niveau 7
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Facile ➨ Difficile
Définition: Niveau 9
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Précis ➨ Polyvalent
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