˜yÐÄvlog

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-ier

1
  1. variant of -er 1, usually in nouns designating trades:

    collier; clothier; furrier; glazier.



-ier

2
  1. a noun suffix occurring mainly in loanwords from French, often simply a spelling variant of -eer, with which it is etymologically identical ( bombardier; brigadier; financier; grenadier ); it is also found on an older and semantically more diverse group of loanwords that have stress on the initial syllable ( barrier; courier; courtier; terrier ). Recent loanwords from French may maintain the modern French pronunciation with loss of the final r sound ( croupier; dossier; hotelier ).

-ier

suffix forming nouns

  1. a variant of -eer

    brigadier

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of -ier1

Middle English -ier ( e ), variant of -yer ( e ) ( -yer ), equivalent to -i- v. stem ending + -ere -er 1, probably reinforced by Old French -ier < Latin -Äå°ù¾±³Ü²õ -ary ( soldier )

Origin of -ier2

< French, Old French < Latin -Äå°ù¾±³Ü²õ, -Äria, -Ärium -ary; -aire, -eer, -er 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of -ier1

from Old English -ere -er 1or (in some words) from Old French -ier, from Latin -Äå°ù¾±³Ü²õ -ary

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