-er

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 264 words | Copyright

-er6 suffix (prob. an extended application of -ER1) used in sl. formations by adding it to the (sometimes alt.) first syll. or early sylls. of a word; e.g. bedsitter bed-sitting room, footer football, fresher freshman, rugger / soccer Rugby / Association football.

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