Word: sapsucker
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sap
suck
er
Definition: Any woodpecker that punctures the bark of trees and feeds upon the sap.
Morphemes:
Affix: sap
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree.
Affix: suck
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To perform such an action; to feed from a breast or teat.
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person or thing to which the root verb can satisfactorily be done.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.