From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisherer /ɜː, ə $ ɜːr, ər/ interjection British EnglishCa sound you make when you do not know exactly what to say nextWell, er – I’m not really sure.Examples from the Corpuser• We'll never forgive - er, forget - her accomplishments.-er-er1 /ə $ ər/ suffixXXforms the comparative of many short adjectives and adverbshot, hotterdry, drierfast, faster →-estExamples from the Corpus-er• a dishwasher• a geographer• a New Yorker• a potter• a three-wheeler• the diners• the villagers-er-er2 suffix [in nouns]1XXsomeone who does something or is doing somethinga dancera driver2XXsomething that does somethinga scraper (=a tool you use for scraping) →-ar, -orERER /ˌiː ˈɑː $ -ˈɑːr/ noun [countable usually singular] American English informalemergency roomOriginer(1800-1900) A representation of the sound