English
soaper
From soap + -er (occupation suffix).
Formed from soap + -er
Proto-Germanic *saipǭ
Proto-West Germanic *saipā
Old English sāpe ‘soap, salve’
Middle English sope
English soap
Today it means
noun A soapmaker.
Sources
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