"-ers" meaning in English

See -ers in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: See -er Etymology templates: {{m|en|-er|||id=Oxford}} -er Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ers, {{en-suffix}} -ers
  1. (informal, originally school slang) Used to form slang or colloquial equivalents of words. Tags: informal, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ers-en-suffix-bavdIkY5
  2. (informal, originally school slang) Used to form mostly adjectives used informally. Tags: informal, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ers-en-suffix-B2Blh820 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 35 65

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