One who compares; a person who makes comparisons or carries out comparative analysis.
From compare (from Latin comparare) plus the suffix -er (one who does). Simple, direct formation that has existed since Middle English.
A comparer is any person doing analysis, and it's still commonly used in academic and scientific contexts—'the comparer must control for variables'—showing how -er suffixes give us everyday words for everyday roles.
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