-yer
1
variant of -er1. after w: bowyer; lawyer; sawyer.
Related Words
- -ier
- bowyer
- warrior
- allure
- alure
- Arkansawyer
-yer
⇨ see -er
⇨ see -er
-yer
suffix
- variant spelling of
-IER especially after w (as in lawyer, sawyer).同-IER . （尤用在w之后, 如 lawyer, sawyer）。
-yer
agent noun suffix, variant of -ier used after a vowel or -w-.
-yer
suffix, the form of -ier after w or a vowel, as in lawyer.
-yer
— see -er II
— see -er II
-yer
Suffix
- rare, usually no longer productive Agent suffix, equivalent to -er, appended to some nouns (especially those ending in the letter "w" or "v").
- lawyer
- whityer
Etymology
From Middle English, partly an alteration of -ier; and partly from Middle English -yere, -iere, -ȝere, the suffix -er appended to words ending in ȝ or g. More at -ier, -er.
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -yer
后缀：-yer [名词后缀]
表示人
lawyer 律师，法律家
sawyer 锯木人，锯工
bowyer 制弓的人，弓手，射者