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Definition -er in American English

-er suffix

suffix
/ər/
1

used with many verbs to make nouns meaning someone or something that performs an action

Example

a writer

Example

a coffeemaker

Synonyms and related words
-ability -able -aholic
2

used with some nouns to make other nouns meaning someone who is involved with something, especially as a job

Example

a philosopher

Example

a biographer

Synonyms and related words
-ability -able -aholic
3

used with the names of some cities to mean someone who comes from a place

Example

a Londoner

Example

a New Yorker

Synonyms and related words
-ability -able -aholic
Example

bigger

Example

easier

Example

faster

Synonyms and related words
-ability -able -aholic
Definition -er in American English