English Explanatory Dictionary

-or

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Creates an agent noun, often from a verb, indicating a person or object (often machines or parts of them) that do the verb or part of speech with which they are formed.
  2. Appended to the names of members of classes of components, especially those that have an extensive property name of the same root suffixed with -ance
suffix
  1. Used to form nouns of quality, state, or condition.

Pronunciation

/ə/ ər /ɚ/

Word forms

-or -ors -our

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or From Middle English -our, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ātor; reinforced by Old French -or and its source, Latin -tor, -tōrem.

Synonyms

-er -ster

Related words

-er -trix -ist

Derived words

actor assignor author bailor debtor donor licensor realtor sculptor settlor sublicensor trustor
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