"-izer" meaning in English

See -izer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From -ize + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|-ize|er|id2=agent noun}} -ize + -er Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -izer, {{en-suffix}} -izer
  1. used to form nouns which are formed from verbs from nouns or adjectives, the final nouns having the sense of "the agent which makes what is denoted by the noun/adjective". Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -iser Related terms: -ise, -ize, -isation, -ization
    Sense id: en--izer-en-suffix-520QrVJK Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)

Alternative forms

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