-eur

¹

1. a suffix occurring in loanwords from French, usually agent nouns formed from verbs ( entrepreneur; voyeur ), less commonly adjectives ( agent provocateur ).

Eur.

²

abbreviation for

1. Europe.
2. European.

eur-

combining_form

1. See euro-
   a variant of euro-

Word History and Origins

Origin of -eur¹

< French; Old French -o ( u ) r < Latin -ōr- -or ² and -eo ( u ) r < Latin -ātōr- -ator; -tor

Example Sentences

Like the corresponding French nouns in -eur, these nouns in -aire, as well as those in -èire, are also used as adjectives.

From Project Gutenberg

The same sentiment, though expressed the contrary way, occurs in Eur.

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There can be no doubt that the fylfot throughout Eur-Asia had a symbolic significance, which in many places it still retains.

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A plaintive phee-eur; a short, plaintive, twittering warble.

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