Word: receptionist
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
cep
tion
ist
Definition: An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office.
Morphemes:
Affix: receive
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
Meaning: back
Affix: capiō
Language: la
Decoded: capio
Meaning: to take
Affix: -tion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns meaning "the action of (a verb)" or "the result of (a verb)". Words ending in this suffix are almost always derived from a similar Latin word; a few (e.g. gumption) are not derived from Latin and are unrelated to any verb.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.
Affix: -ist
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: one who owns or manages something;
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: With -ύζω verbs.