-ier
-ier definition
-ier (ē′ər, yər; ir, ər)
a person concerned with (a specified action or thing) furrier, bombardier, glazier
Etymology: < various sources: 1. ME < OFr < L -arius; 2. Fr < OFr as in 1, with the primary stress in Eng on the suffix; 3. ME var. of -er; 4. ME < -i- ending of Ieper stem + -er
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