ers
1 Americannoun
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of ers1
Middle French < Old Provençal < Late Latin ervus, variant of Latin ervum. See ervil
Origin of -ers3
Perhaps a conflation of -er 7 with the final element of bonkers and crackers in the sense “wild, crazy” (unless these words themselves contain this suffix); -s 3
Example Sentences
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His customers include older baby boomers and Gen X‑ers nostalgic for the players of their childhood, but most have been millennials like himself, drawn to something tactile and analog in an era when everything else disappears into the digital ether.
From Los Angeles Times
Gen Z is still a far more liberal generation than Gen X–ers or boomers.
From Slate
The takeaway is not that Gen Z–ers are uniformly progressive, but that their progressivism is uneven.
From Slate
If the narrative that Gen Z is uniquely progressive were true, we would expect Gen Z–ers to be more progressive than older generations by outright rejecting sexist statements.
From Slate
An estimated 55% of Gen Z investors own some crypto, according to the CFA Institute, compared with just 39% of Gen X–ers.
From MarketWatch
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