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classer en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *klāssis
Latin classisder.
Middle French classebor.
English class
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English classer
From class (verb) + -er.
Meanings
-
One who classes or classifies
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Deriveds
woolclasser · wool classer
classer en · NOUN · etymology 2
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *klāssis
Latin classisder.
Middle French classebor.
English class
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English classer
From class (noun) + -er.
Meanings
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(in-compounds) A member of a particular class
[…] although most black middle classers remain personally estranged from European "high art," theoretically they endorse it, and thus admire Marsalis's mastery of its forms.
1988 January 22, Salim Muwakkil, “Pop: I'm Bad, Therfore I Am”, in Chicago Reader:
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