Words ending in "eer".

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Cugel
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Re: Words ending in "eer".

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Tangled Metal wrote:
Mike Sales wrote:I was reminded by the auto-censor of the prohibition of a word meaning supporter of brexit. It seems to me that the supporters of Brexit are oversensitive, so I sought out other words with this ending, to find whether a derogatory meaning is implied.

Auctioneer
Charioteer
Volunteer
Musketeer
Buccaneer
Privateer
Mountaineer
and more.

It seems that there is no sneer in eer.

You forgot paneer!


Is that a word for a bad-tempered theatre critic? A person who rides about in a large metal pot with a handle (also with a lid or lidless)? A person who is forever turning slowly this way then that?

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Re: Words ending in "eer".

Post by Mike Sales »

Has the avoidance of h.....eer been deliberate?
It's the same the whole world over
It's the poor what gets the blame
It's the rich what gets the pleasure
Isn't it a blooming shame?
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