-er

Ⅰ.

-er [1] ► SUFFIX 1) denoting a person or thing that performs a specified action or activity: farmer. 2) denoting a person or thing that has a specified attribute or form: two-wheeler. 3) denoting a person concerned with a specified thing: milliner. 4) denoting a person belonging to a specified place or group: city-dweller.

ORIGIN Old English.

Ⅱ.

-er [2] ► SUFFIX ▪ forming the comparative of adjectives (as in bigger) and adverbs (as in faster).

ORIGIN Old English.