-fer

-fer

suff. One that bears: aquifer.
[Latin, bearer, bearing, from ferre, to carry; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]

-fer

n combining form indicating a person or thing that bears something specified: crucifer; conifer. [from Latin, from ferre to bear]

-fer

a combining form meaning “that which carries” the thing specified by the initial element: aquifer; conifer. [< Latin, derivative of ferre to bear1]