"-yer" meaning in English

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      "-iere",
      "-iere#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "-ien",
      "-ien#Middle_English:_infinitival"
    ],
    [
      "-ere",
      "-ere#Middle_English:_agentive"
    ],
    [
      "-ere",
      "-ere#Middle_English:_agentive"
    ],
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      "-ien",
      "-ien#Middle_English:_infinitival"
    ],
    [
      "-ier",
      "-ier#Old_French"
    ],
    [
      "-ier",
      "-ier#English"
    ],
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      "-er",
      "-er#English"
    ]
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
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      },
      "expansion": "-ien (infinitival suffix) + -ere (agent noun)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "-ier"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French -ier",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle English -iere, probably from -ien (infinitival suffix) + -ere (agent noun); i.e. nouns in -ere built on verbs in -ien; possibly reinforced by Old French -ier once -ie- became a rising diphthong. More at -ier, -er.",
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        "cat3": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "-yer",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-yer",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w"
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "law + -yer → lawyer (AmE /ˈlɔɪər/)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "saw + -yer → sawyer /ˈsɔːjər/",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Agent suffix, equivalent to -er, appended to some nouns (especially those ending in the letter \"w\" or \"v\")."
      ],
      "id": "en--yer-en-suffix-O8mMe5N3",
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        [
          "-er",
          "-er#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(rare, usually no longer productive) Agent suffix, equivalent to -er, appended to some nouns (especially those ending in the letter \"w\" or \"v\")."
      ],
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        "idiomatic",
        "morpheme",
        "rare",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-yer"
}

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      "-iere",
      "-iere#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "-ien",
      "-ien#Middle_English:_infinitival"
    ],
    [
      "-ere",
      "-ere#Middle_English:_agentive"
    ],
    [
      "-ere",
      "-ere#Middle_English:_agentive"
    ],
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      "-ien",
      "-ien#Middle_English:_infinitival"
    ],
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      "-ier",
      "-ier#Old_French"
    ],
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      "-ier",
      "-ier#English"
    ],
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      "-er",
      "-er#English"
    ]
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      },
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    },
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      "name": "af"
    },
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        "2": "fro",
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      },
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle English -iere, probably from -ien (infinitival suffix) + -ere (agent noun); i.e. nouns in -ere built on verbs in -ien; possibly reinforced by Old French -ier once -ie- became a rising diphthong. More at -ier, -er.",
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-yer",
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English suffixes",
        "English terms derived from Middle English",
        "English terms derived from Old French",
        "English terms inherited from Middle English",
        "English terms with rare senses",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
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        {
          "text": "law + -yer → lawyer (AmE /ˈlɔɪər/)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "saw + -yer → sawyer /ˈsɔːjər/",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Agent suffix, equivalent to -er, appended to some nouns (especially those ending in the letter \"w\" or \"v\")."
      ],
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        [
          "-er",
          "-er#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(rare, usually no longer productive) Agent suffix, equivalent to -er, appended to some nouns (especially those ending in the letter \"w\" or \"v\")."
      ],
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        "idiomatic",
        "morpheme",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}