Morpheme
-eer
Type
suffix
Denotation
agent 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, domineer, engineer, muleteer, musketeer, profiteer, puppeteer, volunteer
See Also
-(a)r [-ar, -r], -ary, -arian, -arian, -ara, -aire, -aria, -ariae, -ario, -ier, -yer, -ero, -era, -er, -eiro, -arium, -aria, -arius, -arii, -ari, -arious, -areous, -etary, -etarian, -itary, -itaire, -itarian, -aric, -arism, -arist, -arize, -arise
