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From complementize + -er.
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Today it means: A subordinating conjunction that can convert a clause into a complement clause, i.e. one that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object. Full definition →
From complementize + -er.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.