-fer

UK/fə/US/fɝ/

suffix

Holder or bearer of something.

OriginProto-Indo-European *bʰorós →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Holder or bearer of something.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰorós
  3. English-fer

Derived from Latin -fer (“bearer”).

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Cite this entry
APA

-fer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-fer

MLA

“-fer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-fer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-fer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-fer.

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