-er
Makes nouns comparative
The suffix -er attaches to verbs and nouns to form agent nouns—someone or something that performs the action: teacher, writer, blender.
It also creates comparatives from adjectives: faster, stronger.
Added to place names, it forms demonyms: New Yorker, Londoner.
The suffix appears in informal shortenings: fiver for five-pound note, sixer in cricket.
In casual speech, -er gets tacked onto words playfully or for emphasis: no biggie becomes no biggie-er.
Person who toils
- teacherOne who instructs others
- singerVocal music performer
- writerCreator of texts
- playerGame participant
dancer · baker · painter · builder · farmer · driver · speaker · leader
Larger in extent
shorter · stronger · weaker · older · younger · brighter · darker · louder
What begins something
- cutterOne who severs
- blenderMotorized food puréeing appliance
- mixerCombines ingredients or people
- sharpenerDevice restoring cutting edges
washer · dryer · heater · cooler · printer · scanner · stapler · eraser
Resident of a major metropolis
- LondonerCapital city resident
- BerlinerCapital city resident
- villagerRural community inhabitant
- islanderPerson from surrounded land
foreigner · mainlander · highlander · lowlander · borderer · frontiersman · outlander · suburbanite
worker
Person who toils
player · dancer · baker · painter · builder · farmer · driver · speaker · leader · helper
bigger
Larger in extent
taller · shorter · stronger · weaker · older · younger · brighter · darker · louder · softer
opener
What begins something
sharpener · washer · dryer · heater · cooler · printer · scanner · stapler · eraser · plunger
New Yorker
Resident of a major metropolis
islander · foreigner · mainlander · highlander · lowlander · borderer · frontiersman · outlander · suburbanite
cheeseburger
Beef sandwich with melt
corker · cracker · fiver · tenner · no-brainer · clunker · clanger · header · footer · downer