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noun
A work in a specified number of parts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds, informal
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noun
That which parts, or draws apart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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noun
One who readily parts with money; a free spender.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, slang
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History
From part (“noun”) + -er.
Etymology tree English part 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 parter From part (“verb”) + -er (“agent suffix”).
