-yer

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English -iere, probably from -ien (infinitival suffix) +‎ -ere (agent noun); i.e. nouns in -ere built on verbs in -ien; possibly reinforced by Old French -ier once -ie- became a rising diphthong. More at -ier, -er. === Suffix === -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 (AmE /ˈlɔɪər/) ‎saw + ‎-yer → ‎sawyer /ˈsɔːjər/ ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === -ery, Rey, Rye, e'ry, eyr, rye, yre == Middle English == === Suffix === -yer alternative form of -iere