"eyer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: eyers [plural]
Etymology: eye + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|eye|er|id2=agent noun}} eye + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} eyer (plural eyers)
  1. One who eyes someone or something.

Inflected forms

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