fer

¹

[ fur; unstressed fer ]

preposition

, Informal.

1. for.

-fer

²

1. a combining form meaning “that which carries” the thing specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words:

   aquifer; conifer; foraminifer.

-fer

combining form

1. indicating a person or thing that bears something specified

   conifer

   crucifer

Word History and Origins

Origin of fer¹

A phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of this word in dialectal speech

Origin of fer²

From Latin, derivative of ferre “to carry, support, bear,” in Latin generally forming adjectives; the corresponding English adjectives add -ous; bear ¹, -ferous

Word History and Origins

Origin of fer¹

from Latin, from ferre to bear

Example Sentences

Like Torres, Hutchinson was a longtime member of the San Fer gang.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2011, he went to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, where he ran into a member of the San Fer gang, Humberto Gastelum.

From Los Angeles Times

Originally from the San Fer gang, Torres was sponsored for membership in the Mexican Mafia by one of its founders, Luis “Huero Buff” Flores, in 1994 at Pelican Bay State Prison, a law enforcement official testified in 2004.

From Los Angeles Times

The Paris subway company announced yesterday that in accordance with a vote taken at a shareholders’ meeting Friday it has changed its name from “Compagnie du Chemin de Fer Métropolitain de Paris” to “Société Générale de Traction et d’Exploitations.”

From New York Times

Since Sean Connery lit a cigarette at a chemin de fer table and first introduced himself as “Bond, James Bond” in “Dr. No,” spies have rarely been far from the big or little screen, coming in all shapes and sexes, served straight or as spoofs.

From Los Angeles Times