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-fresser
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German
de How is this a suffix? There's clearly no semantic difference from the noun. And I don't see a morphological reason to consider it a suffix either. I suspect it was created merely because of en -vore, but this is quite irrelevant.
Etymology
From de Fresser, agent noun of de fressen to feed on, to devour.
Pronunciation
de /ˈfʁɛsɐ/
de De-Fresser.ogg
Suffix
de suffix noun-forming suffixes m
Suffix added to stems denoting a specific diet or way to eat. It corresponds to the suffix “-vore”.
Derived terms
de Aasfresser Allesfresser Dreckfresser Fleischfresser Fruchtfresser Grasfresser Honigfresser Insektenfresser Kotfresser Körnerfresser Madenfresser Menschenfresser Pfefferfresser Pflanzenfresser Pisangfresser Spagettifresser
See also
de Fresser