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noun

Er n. The chemical symbol for erbium, a rare earth element. It has atomic number 68 and an atomic weight of 167.26.

Synonyms: erbium.

suffix

-er suff. .

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.

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

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... Palau conventional short form: Palau local long form: Beluu er a Belau local short form: Belau former: Trust Territory of the Pacific ...

— The 2008 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... of Rome has past Transforming all our Britain; Ruthless plough, Which plough'd the world, yet o'er the nations cast The seed of arts, and law, and all that now Has ripen'd into commonwealths:—Her hand With network mile-paths binding plain and hill Arterialized the land: The thicket yields: the soil for use is clear; Peace with her plastic touch,—field, ...

— The Visions of England - Lyrics on leading men and events in English History • Francis T. Palgrave

... "T'e affaire 'as 'appen' so," he said, between question and assertion, summing up the situation as he understood it. "T'is rogue," and he pointed to Richard, "'ave betray your plan to 'is sister, who betray it to 'er 'usband, who save t'e Duc de Monmoot'. ...

— Mistress Wilding • Rafael Sabatini

... the farmer was sick, almost dying, with three little kids and a frail little woman trying to keep things up. He worked like ten men for more than a month on that farm, and when he went away he wouldn't take a cent. That's the sort of ne'er-do-well Thomas Jefferson was. ...

— Thomas Jefferson Brown • James Oliver Curwood

... be that walk among the graves," At length, "repining heart," I said— "Who carry slain loves in their breasts, Yet smile like angels o'er their dead. And thou! Why wilt thou shame me thus, Saying, for ever, Nay and Nay?" Then said my heart, "To conquer pain Is not ...

— Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 • Various

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