-aire
Word Origin
1
a suffix that forms nouns denoting a person characterized by or occupied with that named by the stem, occurring in loanwords from French:
concessionaire; doctrinaire; legionnaire; millionaire.
Origin
< French < Latin -ārius -ary, a learned doublet of the French suffix -ier -eer, -ier2
Related Words
- -eer
- acinarious
- biliary
- billionaire
- Brumaire
- commissionaire
后缀：-aire [名词后缀]
表示人
millionaire 百分富翁
solitaire 独居者
billionaire 亿万富翁
commissionaire 看门人
occupationaire 军事占领人员
concessionaire 特许权所有人
doctrinaire 教条主义者