-yer

Morpheme

-yer

Type

suffix

Denotation

agent suffix denoting “one whose occupation has to do with”

Etymology

French and Old French -ier; Latin -arius

Evidence

Arkansawyer, bowyer, lawyer, sawyer, seiveyer

Notes

varient of -ier after a vowel or <w>

See Also

-(a)r [-ar, -r], -ary, -arian, -arian, -ara, -aire, -aria, -ariae, -ario, -eer, -ier, -ero, -era, -er, -eiro, -arium, -aria, -arius, -arii, -ari, -arious, -areous, -etary, -etarian, -itary, -itaire, -itarian, -aric, -arism, -arist, -arize, -arise