-er / -or
one who does; agent
Old English · -ere; Latin -or
Added to a verb to name the person or thing doing the action: teach + er = teacher. Words from Latin often use -or (actor, doctor, creator). It can also mark a tool, like a computer.
Memory trick
-er is the doer badge: stick it on a verb and you get the person doing it.
Words from this root
- teacher (teach + er) — person who teachesशिक्षक
- writer (write + r) — person who writesलेखक
- singer (sing + er) — person who singsगायक
- baker (bake + r) — person who bakes breadनानबाई, बेकर
- banker (bank + er) — person who works in a bankबैंक कर्मचारी
- announcer (announce + r) — person who gives news aloudउद्घोषक
- actor (act + or) — person who acts in filmsअभिनेता
- visitor (visit + or) — person who comes to see a placeमेहमान, आगंतुक
- creator (create + or) — person who makes something newरचयिता, निर्माता
- editor (edit + or) — person who corrects and prepares textसंपादक
- investor (invest + or) — person who puts money into somethingनिवेशक
- teenager (teen + age + r) — young person aged thirteen to nineteenकिशोर