"-ers" meaning in English

See -ers in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Etymology tree English -er English -ers From -er. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|-er<id:Oxford>|id=slangy|pos=suffix|tree=1}} Etymology tree English -er English -ers, {{from|en|-er|id=Oxford}} -er Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|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 Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 47 53
  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 etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 31 69
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      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nEnglish -er\nEnglish -ers",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-er",
        "id": "Oxford"
      },
      "expansion": "-er",
      "name": "from"
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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nEnglish -er\nEnglish -ers\nFrom -er.",
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        "cat3": "",
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      },
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      "name": "en-suffix"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "breakfast + -ers → brekkers",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "divinity + -ers → divvers (“the study of religion”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Used to form slang or colloquial equivalents of words."
      ],
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        "Used to form mostly adjectives used informally."
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        {
          "text": "breakfast + -ers → brekkers",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "divinity + -ers → divvers (“the study of religion”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Used to form slang or colloquial equivalents of words."
      ],
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        [
          "school",
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        "(informal, originally school slang) Used to form slang or colloquial equivalents of words."
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        "morpheme"
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        "Used to form mostly adjectives used informally."
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        [
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          "school"
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        "(informal, originally school slang) Used to form mostly adjectives used informally."
      ],
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        "informal",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ers"
}

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