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-or

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) -or (noun suffix)
  2. 2) -or (noun suffix)
  3. or (conjunction)
  4. OR (noun)
  5. or (preposition)
  6. or (conjunction)
  7. or (noun)
  8. OR (abbreviation)
  9. or else (conjunction)
  10. either-or (noun)
  11. either-or (adjective)

1-or

noun suffix

Definition of -OR

: one that does a (specified) thing <grantor>

Origin of -OR

Middle English, from Anglo-French -ur, -our, -eour & Latin -or; Anglo-French -ur, -our, from Latin -or; Anglo-French -eour, from Latin -ator, from -a-, verb stem + -tor, agent suffix; akin to Greek -tōr, agent suffix, Sanskrit -tā

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