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(1):

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(2):

The termination of many English words, denoting the agent; - applied either to men or things; as in hater, farmer, heater, grater. At the end of names of places, -er signifies a man of the place; as, Londoner, i. e., London man.

(3):

A suffix used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; as, warmer, sooner, lat(e)er, earl(y)ier.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for '-Er'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/-/-er.html. 1828.
 
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