-ёр

ер -ер эр Ер ёр Russian Etymology ru fr -eur. The suffix was originally borrowed as a part of French-derived words such as ru жонглёр juggler from fr jongleur and ru дублёр understudy, stunt double from fr doubleur, and later extracted out as a productive suffix. In some cases the suffix replaces fr -aire in words borrowed from French, e.g. ru волонтёр volunteer from fr volontaire, and en -er in words borrowed from English, e.g. ru маркёр marker (various senses) from en marker. Pronunciation Suffix ru suffix noun-forming suffixes Suffix added to nouns and verbs to form agent nouns. ru ша́хта mine, pit шахтёр miner, pitman ru ухаживать уха́ж(ивать) to court, to date ухажёр admirer, boyfriend, lady's man Declension -ёр an Derived terms ru