- E.R.
- 1. East Riding (Yorkshire).2. East River (New York City).3. King Edward. [ < NL Edwardus Rex]4. Queen Elizabeth. [ < NL Elizabeth Regina]5. See emergency room.
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-er1,suffix forming nouns.1. added to verbs a person or thing that _____s: »Climber = a person, animal, or plant that climbs. Admirer = a person who admires.
2. added to nouns a person living in _____: »New Yorker = a person living in New York. Villager = a person living in a village.
3. added to nouns a person who makes or works with _____: »Hatter = a person who makes hats.
4. added to nouns a person or thing that is or has _____: »Six-footer = a person who is six feet tall. Rancher = a person who has a ranch.
╂[Old English -ere, ultimately < Latin -ārius having to do with]Usage -er, -or. Names of persons or things performing an act (nouns of agent) and some other nouns are generally formed in English by adding -er to a verb (doer, killer, painter, heater, thinker), but many, chiefly nouns taken from Latin or French (assessor, prevaricator), end in -or. Since the two endings are pronounced the same «uhr», it is sometimes hard to remember whether -er or -or should be written. A dictionary will settle such questions.-er2,suffix forming nouns from other nouns. a person or thing connected with _____: »Officer = a person connected with an office.
╂[< Anglo-French -er, Old French -ier < Latin -ārius, -ārium having to do with]-er3,suffix forming the comparative degree of adjectives. more: »Softer = more soft.
-er4,suffix forming the comparative degree of adverbs. more: »Slower = more slow.
╂[Old English -or]-er5,suffix. the action or process of _____ing, as in waiver, supper.-er6,suffix. _____ frequently; _____ again and again, as to flicker, patter.╂[Middle English -eren, Old English -rian]Er (no period),erbium (chemical element).E.R.,1. King Edward (Latin, Eduardus Rex).2. Queen Elizabeth (Latin, Elizabeth Regina).E.R.,emergency room.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
