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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -fer n combining form - indicating a person or thing that bears something specified: crucifer, conifer
Etymology: from Latin, from ferre to bear fer (fûr; unstressed fər),USA pronunciation prep., conj. [Informal.]- for.
-fer, - 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
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