Word: chimneysweepers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chim
ney
swee
pers
Definition: Plural of chimneysweeper; someone who cleans soot from chimneys
Morphemes:
Affix: chimney
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The smokestack of a steam locomotive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κάμῑνος
Language: grc
Decoded: kaminos
Meaning: furnace
Affix: sweep
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A chimney sweep; a person who clears ash and soot from chimneys
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.