-ier
1variant of -er1, usually in nouns designating trades: collier; clothier; furrier; glazier.
Origin of -ier
1Words Nearby -ier
Other definitions for -ier (2 of 2)
a noun suffix occurring mainly in loanwords from French, often simply a spelling variant of -eer, with which it is etymologically identical (bombardier; brigadier; financier; grenadier); it is also found on an older and semantically more diverse group of loanwords that have stress on the initial syllable (barrier; courier; courtier; terrier). Recent loanwords from French may maintain the modern French pronunciation with loss of the final r sound (croupier; dossier; hotelier).
Origin of -ier
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How to use -ier in a sentence
A crude label, written in red crayon and held on with tape, read , “Friedrich Wilhelm Ier, der Soldaten König.”
The Real Monuments Men: The Coronation Chamber of Hitler | Robert Edsel | February 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe chef of the customhouse, esteeming the old sol'iers so highly, is an old sol'ier himself,—is it not so?
In Madeira Place | Heman White ChaplinIer had the place for some time,rather a bore to keep up,wants quite an army of servants.
The Sorrows of Satan | Marie CorelliHistoire de la Suède pendant la vie et sous la règne de Gustave Ier.
The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa | Paul Barron WatsonIt shows no marked archaisms of form, unless the infinitive in -ier is to be accounted as such.
He died af-ter a long sick-ness at his home in Mont-pel-ier on June 28th, 1836.
Lives of the Presidents Told in Words of One Syllable | Jean S. Remy
British Dictionary definitions for -ier
a variant of -eer brigadier
Origin of -ier
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