-eer

See also: eer and e'er

English

Etymology

From Middle French -ier. Doublet of -ary and -yer.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪə(ɹ)/
• Homophone: ear

Suffix

-eer

1. Used to create an agent noun denoting someone associated with, concerned with, or engaged in a specified activity.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -eer

allotmenteer

aproneer

auctioneer

balladeer

bandwagoneer

banqueteer

basketeer

bayoneteer

biscuiteer

Brexiteer

bucketeer

budgeteer

cabineteer

cameleer

cannoneer

canyoneer

carbineer

charioteer

circuiteer

climateer

conventioneer

conventioneering

corruptioneer

coupleteer

cricketeer

crotcheteer

culverineer

cyclotroneer

definitioneering

dungeoneer

electioneer

engineer

eyeleteer

factioneer

fictioneer

fountaineer

funkateer

fusioneer

gadgeteer

garreteer

gazetteer

grey marketeer

hackbuteer

hamleteer

harpooneer

Indianeer

infanteer

inspectioneer

inventioneer

jargoneer

javelineer

junketeer

leafleteer

Lexiteer

LittleBigPlaneteer

marketeer

missileer

mountaineer

muffineer

munitioneer

musketeer

optioneering

pageanteer

pamphleteer

patrioteer

pensioneering

pigeoneer

planeteer

plumeleteer

privateer

profiteer

pulpiteer

pumpkineer

punditeer

puppeteer

Pythoneer

racketeer

regrexiteer

restauranteer

revolutioneer

roboteer

rocketeer

sanctioneer

scarleteer

science-fictioneer

scrutineer

sermoneer

skeletoneer

sloganeer

sock puppeteer

sonneteer

stallioneer

summiteer

supermarketeer

targeteer

tobogganeer

tontineer

tractioneer

trumpeteer

truncheoneer

unioneer

volunteer

waggoneer

wagoneer

waistcoateer

walleteer

weaponeer

See also

• -er, especially Etymology 4

Anagrams

• 'ere, Ere, REE, Ree, ere, ree

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch -eren, from Middle Dutch -eren, from Middle French -er or Old French -er, from Latin -āre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪə̯r/

Suffix

-eer

1. Part of the root derived mainly from French and Latin, e.g. informeer from French to inform, originally the infinitive ending of such French verbs.

Usage notes

• In verbs with this suffix, the participle prefix ge- may be optionally omitted. This is commonly done in disyllabic verbs, less so in longer ones (because these have a secondary stress on the first syllable). Even with disyllabic verbs, the prefix is seldom omitted in attributive past participles, however.