| -or 1 suff. One that performs a specified action: accelerator. [Middle English -or, -our, from Old French -eor, -eur and Anglo-Norman -our, -ur, all from Latin -or, -  r-.] |
| -or 2 suff. State; quality; activity: valor. [Middle English -our, from Old French -eur, from Latin -or, - r-.] |
-or1
suffix forming nouns from verbs
a person or thing that does what is expressed by the verb actor conductor generator sailor
[via Old French -eur, -eor, from Latin -or or -ātor]
-or2
suffix forming nouns
1. indicating state, condition, or activity terror error
2. the US spelling of -our
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