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fer

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fûr; unstressed fər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fer  (fûr; unstressed fər),USA pronunciation prep., conj. [Informal.]
  1. for.

-fer, 
  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.
  • Latin, derivative of ferre to bear1, in Latin generally forming adjs; the corresponding English adjs. add -ous; see -ferous

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
-fer-, root. 
    1. -fer- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "carry.'' This meaning is found in such words as: confer, defer, differ, ferry, infer, pestiferous, prefer, transfer.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
-fer n combining form
  1. indicating a person or thing that bears something specified: crucifer, conifer
Etymology: from Latin, from ferre to bear
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