Common Suffixes: Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -an

This vocabulary list features words with the common suffix that means "one having a certain skill; relating or belonging to."
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  1. comedian
    a professional performer who tells jokes
  2. electrician
    a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines
  3. guardian
    a person who cares for persons or property
  4. historian
    a person who is an authority on the past and who studies it
  5. librarian
    a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
  6. magician
    someone who performs tricks to amuse an audience
  7. musician
    someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
  8. optician
    a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision
  9. physician
    a licensed medical practitioner
  10. politician
    a leader engaged in civil administration
  11. technician
    someone who is trained in a specific process
Created on Fri May 03 14:51:22 EDT 2024 (updated Fri Jul 26 16:12:46 EDT 2024)

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