The suffix -ER typically denotes a person who performs a specific action or has a certain quality. It is commonly used to form job titles or to indicate comparative degrees. In this context, -ER indicates someone who does the action or job specified by the root word.
For example:
- Painter: a person who paints.
- Teacher: a person who teaches.
- Starter: a person who starts.
- Thinker: a person who thinks.
Note that the suffix -ER can have other meanings depending on the context, but in this case, it indicates a person who performs the action or possesses the quality associated with the root word.
The words, painter, teacher, starter and thinker, all, and all the suffix ER. What does the suffix ER mean?
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