-(o)r [-or, -r]

Morpheme

-(o)r [-or, -r]

Type

suffix

Denotation

noun suffix, agent suffix

Etymology

Middle English -our; Old French -our; Latin -orem, from -or

Evidence

abductor, actor, actress, amatory, ancestor, author, bailor, bisector, convector, debtor, donor, monitor, nocisensor, receptor, sculptor, sculptress, ‎sculptrix, senator, sensor, survivor

Notes

many words that end in -trix come from a base word ending in <t> + -(o)r + -ix

See Also

-ar, -(e)r [-er, -r], -t(o)r

Homographs

Or, Or, -or, -(a)r [-ar, -r], -(e)r [-er, -r], Or(e) [Ore, Or], Or(e) [Ore, Or], -o(u)r [-or, -our]

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