Word: petroleurs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pe
tro
leurs
Definition: Plural of petroleur. One who lights fires with petrol, especially a revolutionary who attacked public buildings in this way in Paris in 1871.
Morphemes:
Affix: petroleur
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One who lights fires with petrol, especially a revolutionary who attacked public buildings in this way in Paris in 1871.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pétroleur
Language: fr
Decoded: petroleur
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An arsonist who lights fires with petrol.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).