ers
Origin of ers
1Other definitions for ERS (2 of 3)
Emergency Radio Service.
Other definitions for -ers (3 of 3)
a semantically empty suffix that creates informal variations of more neutral nouns and adjectives by processes of truncation identical to those of -er7 (champers; preggers; starkers); unlike that suffix, however, -ers is apparently productive, and words formed with it do not appear to belong to a restricted linguistic register, as university slang.
Origin of -ers
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How to use ers in a sentence
That said, there will be people that defend him—even some of his fellow NFL'ers.
Adrian Peterson’s ‘Whooping’ and Ray Rice’s Knockout Are Both Domestic Violence | Robert Silverman | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnti-vaxxers and anti-stem cell-ers come together, thanks to a recent paper linking autism to vaccines that use stem cells.
In Rhode Island, amid HIPAA concerns, Glass is being used in ers with dermatologists.
Google Glass Is Helping Doctors Save Lives. Maybe It’s Time to Reconsider the Poorly Received Technology. | Valerie Vande Panne | March 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSuppose one believes, as many JVP-ers do, that it is morally wrong to establish a state wherein citizens are treated unequally.
Once Again, the Anti-Defamation League Defames | Jay Michaelson | October 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA news reporter is shoving a microphone inches from his nose and asks about “TM-ers.”
David Lynch Discusses Transcendental Meditation in Los Angeles | Sean Macaulay | April 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Rang′ers, a body of mounted troops: a name sometimes taken by clubs of football players, &c.—ns.
Rick′ers, the stems of young trees cut up for spars, &c.—ns.
The drop in the temperature was tremendous, but the ski-ers were jubilant.
Four Weird Tales | Algernon BlackwoodBielokurov began to talk at length and with his drawling er-er-ers of the disease of the century—pessimism.
The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories | Anton TchekoffI ain't got nothing to say against gals, but if I only lay my hands on that young brother of 'ers'
Ship's Company, The Entire Collection | W.W. Jacobs
British Dictionary definitions for ERS
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