Suffixes That Show Profesion

The use of Suffix –er, man, -ist, -ent, -or

The suffix mentioned above is refers to the person who is doing something.

For example:

Teacher

Teach         => a kind of activities in the class

Teach + er  => a person who teaches

Another example: Player, Robber, Writer, Carpenter, engineer, etc

Policeman

Police            => a department that used to serve the citizen

Police + man  => a person who works in the police department

Another example: postman, laundryman, weatherman,etc

Philatelist

Philately        => collecting stamps

Philately + ist => a person who collects stamps

Another example: Artist, Journalist, Columnist, Finalist, receptionist

Student

A person who studies

Study          => a learning activity

Study + ent  => a person who Studies

 Supervisor

Supervise      => the supervising activity

Supervis + or => a person who supervise
Another example: Contractor, conductor, etc