-OR


Meaning of -OR in English

I. noun suffix

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French -ur, -our, -eour & Latin -or; Anglo-French -ur, -our, from Latin -or; Anglo-French -eour, from Latin -ator, from -a-, verb stem + -tor, agent suffix; akin to Greek -tōr, agent suffix, Sanskrit -tā

: one that does a (specified) thing

grant or

II. noun suffix

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French -ur, -or from Latin -or

: condition : activity

demean or

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.