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See also: yer, YER, 'yĕr, and þér

From Middle English, partly an alteration of -ier; and partly from -yere, -iere, -ȝere, the suffix -er appended to words ending in ȝ or g. More at -ier, -er. From French -ier, from Latin -arius (“agentitive suffix”). Doublet of -ary.

-yer

(rare, usually no longer productive) Agent suffix, equivalent to -er, appended to some nouns (especially those ending in the letter "w" or "v").
‎law + ‎-yer → ‎lawyer

‎saw + ‎-yer → ‎sawyer

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 ===Etymology===
-From {{inh|en|enm|-}}, partly an alteration of {{m|enm|-ier}}; and partly from {{m|enm|-yere}}, {{m|enm|-iere}}, {{m|enm|-ȝere}}, the suffix {{l|en|-er}} appended to words ending in {{m|enm|ȝ}} or {{m|enm|g}}. More at {{m|en|-ier}}, {{m|en|-er}}. Imported from French and Old French -ier, from Latin -arius (see -ary), a termination indicating a profession.
+From {{inh|en|enm|-}}, partly an alteration of {{m|enm|-ier}}; and partly from {{m|enm|-yere}}, {{m|enm|-iere}}, {{m|enm|-ȝere}}, the suffix {{l|en|-er}} appended to words ending in {{m|enm|ȝ}} or {{m|enm|g}}. More at {{m|en|-ier}}, {{m|en|-er}}. From {{der|en|fr|-ier}}, from {{der|en|la|-arius|t=agentitive suffix}}. {{doublet|en|-ary}}.
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