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Definition: -ER


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. .[Websters] 2. 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.[Websters] 3. A suffix used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; as, warmer, sooner, lat(e)er, earl(y)ier.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"-er" is a common misspelling or typo for: per, h-er.

Definition: -ER


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. .[Websters] 2. 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.[Websters] 3. A suffix used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; as, warmer, sooner, lat(e)er, earl(y)ier.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

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"-ER" is a common misspelling or typo for: per, h-er.