Word: carpenter
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: car
pen
ter
Definition: A senior rating in ships responsible for all the woodwork onboard; in the days of sail, a warrant officer responsible for the hull, masts, spars and boats of a ship, and whose responsibility was to sound the well to see if the ship was making water.
Morphemes:
Affix: carpenter
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A senior rating in ships responsible for all the woodwork onboard; in the days of sail, a warrant officer responsible for the hull, masts, spars and boats of a ship, and whose responsibility was to sound the well to see if the ship was making water.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: carpentum
Language: la
Decoded: carpentum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: wagon, cart
Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; Used to form nouns denoting an agent of use, such as a dealer or artisan, from other nouns.