English Grammar Guide Suffixes: People from Verbs Usage - Verb to Person SuffixesThe suffixes -er -ant -or , -r , -ist , -ent -ee verbs into nouns . They are often people or jobs .
NOUN forms of VERBS (jobs or people who do something)Grammar - Verb to Person SuffixesVERB → PERSON -er teach → teacher -ant assist → assistant -or act → actor -r manage → manager -ist type → typist -ent study → student -ee (object of an action)employ → employee Forms - PERSON : -er VERB PERSON VERB PERSON clean cleaner sing singer farm farmer teach teacher interview interviewer train trainer paint painter wait waiter photograph photographer program programmer research researcher
Forms - PERSON : -r VERB PERSON VERB PERSON bake baker manage manager dive diver serve server drive driver write writer examine examiner
Forms - PERSON : -ant VERB PERSON VERB PERSON account accountant assist assistant apply applicant defend defendant
Forms - PERSON : -or VERB PERSON VERB PERSON act actor conduct conductor collect collector visit visitor
Forms - PERSON : -ist VERB PERSON VERB PERSON cycle cyclist tour tourist lobby lobbyist type typist
Forms - PERSON : -ee VERB PERSON VERB PERSON employ employee pay payee interview interviewee train trainee license licensee
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