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Definition -er in British English

-er suffix

suffix
/ə(r)/
1

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

Example

a writer

Example

a cooker

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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

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3

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

Example

a Londoner

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a New Yorker

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bigger

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easier

Example

faster

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Definition -er in British English