fer
preposition
for.
fer
1 American
[fur, fer]
/ fɜr, fər /
preposition
Informal.
-fer
2
American
-fer
British
combining form
Etymology
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; see bear 1, -ferous
Example Sentences
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As Oasis reunion fever gripped the nation last year, Scotland went particularly mad fer it.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
If you delight in trying wines from obscure grape varieties, here’s one for you: Rosé d’Enfer is 70 percent pinenc, which is more commonly known as fer.
From Washington Post ● May 5, 2022
“Am . de . fer . - however you say it,” she said.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 16, 2017
“Am . de . fer . — however you say it,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2017
“I’ve picked hit; I reckon taint no more than fair fer hit to pick me once in a while.”
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
The following nouns in -er are declined like puer: adulter, adulterer; gener, son-in-law; Līber, Bacchus; socer, father-in-law; vesper, evening; and compounds in -fer and -ger, as signifer, armiger.
From New Latin Grammar by Charles E. (Charles Edwin) Bennett
The following however, are declined like tener: asper, rough; lacer, torn; līber, free; miser, wretched; prōsper, prosperous; compounds in -fer and -ger; sometimes dexter, right.
From New Latin Grammar by Charles E. (Charles Edwin) Bennett
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