-aire

1. a suffix that forms nouns denoting a person characterized by or occupied with that named by the stem, occurring in loanwords from French.

   concessionaire; doctrinaire; legionnaire; millionaire.

Aire

/ ɛə /

noun

1. a river in N England rising in the Pennines and flowing southeast to the Ouse. Length: 112 km (70 miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of -aire¹

< French < Latin -ārius -ary, a learned doublet of the French suffix -ier -eer, -ier ²

Example Sentences

He first gained prominence in the 1980s as the host of The James Whale Radio Show on Radio Aire in Leeds, before hosting a night-time radio show on TalkSport in the late mid-late 90s.

From BBC

The James Whale Radio Show had "Radio" in its title because it went out live from Leeds on both Radio Aire and ITV simultaneously at 1am on a Friday night, as people sat at home after coming back from the pub.

From BBC

The smooth-voiced Whale, from Surrey, had been presenting on Radio Aire since 1982, after cutting his teeth on stations in Middlesbrough, Derby and Newcastle.

From BBC

The 70s and 80s were the ages of larger-than-life radio DJs, and Whale's stint at Radio Aire saw him named local DJ of the year at the Sony Radio Awards in 1988.

From BBC

By 4:30 p.m., the fire had spread to between eight and 10 acres and officials called for an evacuation order for homes above Bel Aire Drive and west of Walnut Avenue, along with the DeBell Golf Club.

From Los Angeles Times