-EER


Meaning of -EER in English

suffix

1.

(in nouns) a person concerned with :

auctioneer

mountaineer

2.

(in verbs) (often disapproving ) to be concerned with :

profiteer

commandeer

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WORD ORIGIN

from French -ier , from Latin -arius ; verbs are often back-formations (e.g. electioneer from electioneering ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.