English suffix

-er

agent

Register

native

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

V

allomorphs -or, -ar

Status

Establisheddraft

oed

Words built with -er

teacher
one who teaches
teach+-er
worker
one who works
work+-er
farmer
one who farms
farm+-er
singer
one who sings
sing+-er

Does the same job elsewhere

Functional equivalents, placed in their lanes. Same register is noted; most differ.

English

this affix: -er

    French

    • -eur
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -iste
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)
    • -ien
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -ant
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -ier
      register-matched functional equivalent

    Hindi

    • -कार
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
    • -वाला
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -दार
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs P)
    • -गर
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs P)
    • -वादी
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)

    Telugu

    Tamil