DictionaryRoot: -eor
Old French
-eor
a person who performs an action
Forms
- -eor
- -eur — A later French development.
- -or — One English form influenced by Latin spelling.
Origin
From Latin -ator and related action-person endings through Old French sound changes.
Note
Later spelling sometimes restored a Latin appearance to a word that had passed through French.
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noun
passer
PAS-er/pˈæsɝ/
A player who sends a ball to another player.
Etymology
The pieces identify someone who performs the action of passing. In the sporting sense, that action is transferring the ball to another player rather than going past something oneself.