-eer

Morpheme

-eer

Type

suffix

Denotation

agent noun suffix denoting someone associated with, concerned with, or engaged in a specified activity

Etymology

Anglicized form of French -ier; Latin -arius, -iarius

Evidence

auctioneer, commandeer, engineer, muleteer, musketeer, profiteer, puppeteer, volunteer

See Also

-ier, -yer