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-fer

UK/fə/US/fɝ/

-fer suffix: holder or bearer of something.

Suffix

-fer

  1. Holder or bearer of something.

Origin of -fer

Derived from Latin -fer (“bearer”).

Questions about -fer

What does -fer mean?
-fer means holder or bearer of something.
What part of speech is -fer?
-fer is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -fer?
-fer is pronounced /fə/ (UK).

Words near -fer in the dictionary

  1. -faction
  2. -facture
  3. -fag
  4. -fenac
  5. -fentanil
  6. -fer
  7. -ferous
  8. -fest
  9. -fests
  10. -fiban
  11. -fibrate

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