er : Idioms & Phrases

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-er

-er
Definitions
  1. .
  2. AS. -ere; akin to L. -arius. The termination of many English words, denoting the agent; -- applied either to men or things; as in hater, farmer, heater, grater. At the end of names of places, -er signifies a man of the place; as, Londoner, i. e., London man.
  3. AS. -ra; akin to G. -er, Icel. -are, -re, Goth. -iza, -za, L. -ior, Gr. , Skr. -iyas. A suffix used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; as, warmer, sooner, lat(e)er, earl(y)ier.
Webster 1913

ab er-de-vine

Ab` er-de-vine" noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) The European siskin (Carduelis spinus), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfinch.
Webster 1913

knight-er-ratic

Knight"-er-rat"ic adjective
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to a knight-errant or to knight-errantry. R. Quart. Rev.
Webster 1913