-ar

Morpheme

-ar

Type

suffix

Denotation

agent suffix

Etymology

Middle English -ar and -are, variant of Middle English -ere; Old English -ere

Evidence

beggar, feuar, grammar, liar

See Also

-ier, -art, -ard

Homographs

ar-, -(a)r [-ar, -r], -ar, -ar, Ar(e) [Are, Ar]

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