E.R.

E.R.
1. East Riding (Yorkshire).
2. East River (New York City).
3. King Edward. [ < NL Edwardus Rex]
4. Queen Elizabeth. [ < NL Elizabeth Regina]

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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.

[Middle English -er, -ere, Old English -ra (masculine), -re (feminine, neuter)]
-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.
[< Old French -er (originally, an infinitive ending) < Latin -āre]
-er6,
suffix. _____ frequently; _____ again and again, as to flicker, patter.
[Middle English -eren, Old English -rian]
Er (no period),
E.R.,
1. King Edward (Latin, Eduardus Rex).
2. Queen Elizabeth (Latin, Elizabeth Regina).
E.R.,
emergency room.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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