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• -aire
  -aire

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

  noun

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

-aire

American  

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.

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Aire British  

/ ɛə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of -aire

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

Example Sentences

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-aire Aire

This suffix corresponds to the suffix -aire, mentioned above.

From Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence by Charles Alfred Downer

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

From Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence by Charles Alfred Downer

The Aire Sutileza Elixir is floral, fresh and earthy, featuring notes of pear, lemon, jasmine sambac, vetiver, sandalwood and musk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

Madison Air has grown through acquisitions and owns businesses including Nortek Air Solutions, a heating and cooling systems manufacturer, and April Aire, which makes air purifiers.

From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026

Aire Valley Ltd submitted its assessment and has applied to have that planning condition removed to progress the development.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2024

Here, you might pick up a quick sandwich or other grab-n-go grub from Country Aire natural grocer.

From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024

The site is well chosen on the right bank of the Aire, between the Leeds and Liverpool canal, and the Leeds and Lancaster railway.

From A Month in Yorkshire by Walter White