-ier
/ɪə(r)/suffix
forming personal nouns denoting an occupation or interest 表示“从事…职业的人”; “有…兴趣的人”：
1
- pronounced with stress on the preceding element前一音节重读：
grazier.
ORIGIN: Middle English: variant of -ER1.
2
- pronounced with stress on the final element最终音节重读：
brigadier
cashier.
ORIGIN: from French -ier, from Latin -arius.