"-'er" meaning in English

See -'er in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

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  1. Variant form of -er used in words ending with an abbreviation or (sometimes) a number. Tags: form-of, morpheme, variant Form of: -er used in words ending with an abbreviation or (extra: (sometimes) a number)
    Sense id: en--'er-en-suffix-Bwh0rjgv
  2. Variant form of -er (“in Chinese literature: junior”) using the apostrophe which marks syllable boundaries in pinyin. Tags: form-of, morpheme, variant Form of: -er (extra: (“in Chinese literature: junior”) using the apostrophe which marks syllable boundaries in pinyin)
    Sense id: en--'er-en-suffix-2ITF3Xrj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92
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