-or — English Dictionary

Suffix

1. Creates an agent noun, often from a verb, indicating a person or object (often machines or parts of them) that do the verb or part of speech with which they are formed.

   Usage

   • morpheme

   Synonyms

   -er

   Examples

   settle + -or → settlor

   survive + -or → survivor

2. Appended to the names of members of classes of components, especially those that have an extensive property name of the same root suffixed with -ance

   Usage

   • morpheme

   Examples

   Resistors possess resistance and inductors possess inductance.

Suffix

1. Used to form nouns of quality, state, or condition.

   Usage

   • morpheme

   Examples

   err + -or → error