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-ar definition

-ar (ər)

  1. of, relating to, like, of the nature of singular, polar
  2. the agent of a particular action registrar

  3. Etymology: modeled on scholar, etc.

    -er

Etymology: < ME -er < OFr -er, -ier, -air < L -aris; or directly < L -aris; also < L -arius, a suffix of nouns of agency

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