er in English
- er⇄-er (1),
(suffix forming nouns.)
1. (added to verbs) a person or thing that ______s.
Ex. Climber = a person, animal, or plant that climbs. Admirer = a person who admires.
2. (added to nouns) a person living in ______.
Ex. N - er⇄-er (2),
(suffix forming nouns from other nouns.) a person or thing connected with ______.
Ex. Officer = a person connected with an office. - er⇄-er (3),
(suffix forming the comparative degree of adjectives.) more.
Ex. Softer = more soft. - er⇄-er (4),
(suffix forming the comparative degree of adverbs.) more.
Ex. Slower = more slow. - er⇄-er (5),
(suffix.) the action or process of ______ing, as in ?waiver, supper. - er⇄-er (6),
(suffix.) ______ frequently; ______ again and again, as ?to flicker, patter. - Er⇄Er(no period),
erbium (chemical element).