6 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
-er \-er\
.
1. [AS. -ere; akin to L. -arius.] The termination of many
English words, denoting the agent; -- applied either to
men or things; as in hater, farmer, heater, grater. At the
end of names of places, -er signifies a man of the place;
as, Londoner, i. e., London man.
2. [AS. -ra; akin to G. -er, Icel. -are, -re, Goth. -iza,
-?za, L. -ior, Gr. ?, Skr. -[=i]yas.] A suffix used to
form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; as,
warmer, sooner, lat(e)er, earl(y)ier.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Er
n 1: a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs
with yttrium [syn: {erbium}, {atomic number 68}]
2: a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to
provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate
medical treatment [syn: {emergency room}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
ER
{Entity-Relationship}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
er
<networking> The {country code} for Eritrea.
(1999-01-27)
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Er, watchman
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
ER
Externer Rechner (T-Online)