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-er[1,adjective suffix or adverb suffix] -er[2,noun suffix]

Main Entry: ¹-er
Pronunciation: r; after some vowels, often r; after , usually gr
Function: adjective suffix or adverb suffix
Etymology: Old English -ra (adjective suffix) or Old English -or (adverb suffix)
-- used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs of one syllable <hotter> <drier> and of some adjectives and adverbs of two or more syllables <completer> <beautifuller>