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be-ers

be-ers is the plural of be-er.

Meaning of be-er

Noun

be-er (plural be-ers)

  1. One whose self-identity is in passive roles, such as experiencing and observing.
    • That meant, among other things, that he was going to be a fast-moving doer. And even when he was three or four, it wasn't hard for me to know that this wasn't going to be easy. Because Albert was a beer. Born that way.1990, Budge Wilson, “Be-ers and Doers”, in The leaving, and other stories

Questions about be-ers

What is be-ers the plural of?
Be-ers is the plural of be-er.

Words near be-ers in the dictionary

  1. be-bonnetted
  2. be-booted
  3. be-breeched
  4. be-cocked
  5. be-er
  6. be-ers
  7. be-flounced
  8. be-furbelowed
  9. be-glassed
  10. be-goateed
  11. be-goggled

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