"-fier" meaning in English

See -fier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -ifier [alternative]
Etymology: From -fy + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|-fy|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} From -fy + -er. Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -fier, {{en-suffix}} -fier
  1. One who, or that which, does what is indicated by the stem (usually a verb). Tags: morpheme Derived forms: quantifier Related terms: -ify, -ification

Alternative forms

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        "One who, or that which, does what is indicated by the stem (usually a verb)."
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