Timeline for Why is 者 (person) in 再者 (moreover; besides)?
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| Oct 11, 2022 at 4:16 | comment | added | Pedroski | Aha, I see what you mean, but according to that logic, 手也是人 (meaning we are all 3 people, assuming you have 2 hands!)： 小提琴手 家也是人：小提琴家 You cannot, in English, just substitute person for -ist or -er: violinist, violin person, footballer, football person: you have changed the meaning. In "他们俩都是可爱、友好的人。" you cannot use 者 instead of 人。藏书者， ？藏书人？That's why I wouldn't think of 者 simply as "person". "person involved in something" or "person who is good at something" is better. | |
| Oct 10, 2022 at 23:45 | comment | added | user34929 | Please see my edited updated question. wznmickey wrote "者 is not only used for person.". | |
| Oct 10, 2022 at 12:08 | history | answered | Pedroski | CC BY-SA 4.0 |