Word: spoilsman
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: spoils
man
Definition: A politician who serves only for a share of the spoils.
Morphemes:
Affix: spoil
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: (Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: spoliāre
Language: la
Decoded: spoliare
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I plunder, pillage, spoil, rob; despoil, impoverish, deprive.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in the formation of certain English adverbs.
Affix: man
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A vassal; a subject.