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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

    conifer

    crucifer

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fer1

from Latin, from ferre to bear
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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

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