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-or

/ɚ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 6.54 in modern English

Syllables
-or
IPA
/ɚ/
2
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
2
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Creates an agent noun, often from a verb, indicating a person or object (often machines or parts of them) that do the verb or part of speech with which they are formed.

suffix

Appended to the names of members of classes of components, especially those that have an extensive property name of the same root suffixed with -ance

suffix

Used to form nouns of quality, state, or condition.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or From Middle English -our, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ātor; reinforced by Old French -or and its source, Latin -tor, -tōrem.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɚ/
  • British English: /ə/

Inflected Forms

-ors (plural) -our (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

actor assignor author bailor debtor donor licensor realtor sculptor settlor sublicensor trustor

Phrases

-er -trix -ist

Frequently Paired Words

-er -trix -ist -ee

Synonyms

-er -ster

Homonyms

-er -a (non-rhotic)

Questions

How do you pronounce -or?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɚ/.
What does -or mean?
Creates an agent noun, often from a verb, indicating a person or object (often machines or parts of them) that do the verb or part of speech with which they are formed.
Where does -or come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce -or

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