Word: riverkeepers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ri
ver
kee
pers
Definition: Plural of riverkeeper; a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the protection of the Hudson River and its tributaries, as well as the watersheds that provide New York City with its drinking water
Morphemes:
Affix: river
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: rīpārius
Language: la
Decoded: riparius
Meaning: of a riverbank
Affix: keep
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: kepen
Language: enm
Decoded: kepen
Meaning: to keep, guard, look after, watch
Affix: -er
Language: en
Meaning: agent noun
Etymology Compounds: 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.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.