fer

¹

[ fur; unstressed fer ]

preposition

, Informal.

1. for.

-fer

²

1. a combining form meaning “that which carries” the thing specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words:

   aquifer; conifer; foraminifer.

-fer

combining form

1. indicating a person or thing that bears something specified

   crucifer

   conifer

Word History and Origins

Origin of fer¹

A phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of this word in dialectal speech

Origin of fer²

From Latin, derivative of ferre “to carry, support, bear,” in Latin generally forming adjectives; the corresponding English adjectives add -ous; bear ¹, -ferous

Word History and Origins

Origin of fer¹

from Latin, from ferre to bear

Example Sentences

Go ask anybody who remembers A&P, Gimbels, Digital Equipment, Kodak, or Borders, fer chrissakes.

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Annuit vero ac propemodum sese iam Nortmannum pronuntiat; nam Gallos fer omnes Nortmannos appellitant.

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Hinc sequitur nimirum, vt pruinosa sit, & tam ventosa, sed flatu non nisi fer 72 algido.

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He tole her he had a nice forty acres fer sale–hunderd down, the balance later on.

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A-course, Mrs. Bridger got a nice little pile of money fer it, and paid Curry the balance she owed him.

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If youre finding the rent of this 24 house too much fer ye, why, theres cheaper tenements in town.

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