-'er

suffix — 2 senses

-'er

suffix
1

Morpheme, Variant Variant form of -er used in words ending with an abbreviation or (sometimes) a number.

  • 4-H'er, 49'er
2

Morpheme, Variant Variant form of -er (“in Chinese literature: junior”) using the apostrophe which marks syllable boundaries in pinyin.

  • Li’er said hello to his father.

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