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-ers

-ers suffix: used to form slang or colloquial equivalents of words. Also the plural of -er.

Suffix

-ers

  1. (informal) Used to form slang or colloquial equivalents of words.
    • breakfast + -ers → brekkers
    • divinity + -ers → divvers (“the study of religion”)
  2. (informal) Used to form mostly adjectives used informally.

Also used as

-ers is also the plural of -er.

Origin of -ers

From -er.

Questions about -ers

What does -ers mean?
-ers means used to form slang or colloquial equivalents of words.
What part of speech is -ers?
-ers is a suffix.

Words near -ers in the dictionary

  1. -erizes
  2. -erizing
  3. -ern
  4. -eroo
  5. -eroonie
  6. -ers
  7. -ery
  8. -es
  9. -esce
  10. -esced
  11. -escence

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