"-ier" meaning in English

See -ier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From -y + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|-y|-er}} -y + -er Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -ier, {{en-suffix}} -ier
  1. spelling of the suffix sequence -y followed by -er, or of any word ending in -(e)y suffixed with -er. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -ied, -iest
    Sense id: en--ier-en-suffix-K7Y2DIAL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages using catfix, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 43 22 15 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 20 13 9 5 5 2 1 6 7 10 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 14 9 3 3 1 1 7 7 10 13 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: Borrowed from French -ier, doublet of -eer, -yer, -ary, and -ar. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|-ier}} Borrowed from French -ier, {{dbt|en|-eer|-yer|-ary|-ar|id4=agent noun|nocap=1}} doublet of -eer, -yer, -ary, and -ar Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -ier, {{en-suffix}} -ier
  1. Forming nouns denoting occupations, particularly with words from French. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ier-en-suffix-en:agent_noun
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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