Word: slavecatchers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sla
ve
ca
tchers
Definition: Plural of slavecatcher; was a person employed to track down and return escaped slaves to their enslavers
Morphemes:
Affix: slave
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To work as a slaver, to enslave people.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sclāvus
Language: ML.
Decoded: sclavus
Meaning: slave
Affix: catch
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: capiō
Language: la
Decoded: capio
Meaning: take, capture
Affix: -tō
Language: la
Decoded: -to
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms frequentative verbs from existing verbs.
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Person or thing connected with.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -aris
Language: la
Decoded: -aris
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form an adjective, usually from a noun, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).