Word: protractor
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
trac
tor
Definition: An instrument formerly used in extracting foreign or offensive matter from a wound.
Morphemes:
Affix: pro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: similar to
Affix: tract
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A brief treatise or discourse on a subject.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tractatus
Language: la
Decoded: tractatus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: treatise, tract
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.