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the sound that people often make when they pause in the middle of what they are saying or pause before they speak, often because they are deciding what to say:

Examples:

"What time shall we meet this evening?" "Er, eight-ish?"

"Is he handsome?" "Er, well - he's got a nice friendly sort of face, though he's not exactly handsome."

abbreviation for

abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina: Queen Elizabeth II

added to some verbs to form nouns that refer to people or things that do that particular activity:

Examples:

a singer (= a person who sings)

a swimmer (= a person who swims)

a dishwasher (= a machine or person that washes dishes)

an actor (= a person who acts)

added to the names of particular subjects to form nouns that refer to people who have knowledge about or are studying that subject:

Examples:

a philosopher (= a person who knows about/studies philosophy)

an astronomer (= a person who knows about/studies astronomy)

added to the names of particular places to form nouns referring to people who come from those places:

Examples:

a Londoner (= a person who comes from London)

a northerner (= a person who comes from the north)

added to nouns or adjectives to form nouns referring to people who are connected or involved with that particular thing:

Examples:

a pensioner (= a person who receives a pension)

first graders (= children who are in the first grade of an American school)

added to nouns to form nouns or adjectives referring to people or things that have those particular characteristics:

Examples:

a double-decker (= a bus with two decks)

a big-spender (= someone who spends a lot of money)

abbreviation for emergency room (= the place in a hospital for people who need immediate medical care):

Examples:

You should go to the ER if you have chest pains.

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