-izer

suffix

used to form nouns which are formed from verbs from nouns or adjectives, the final nouns having the sense of "the agent which makes what is denoted by the noun/adjective".

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Meanings

suffix

alternative -iser

  1. used to form nouns which are formed from verbs from nouns or adjectives, the final nouns having the sense of "the agent which makes what is denoted by the noun/adjective".

Origin

From -ize + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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