Word: grantmakers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: grant
ma
kers
Definition: Plural of grantmaker. One who decides how to allocate grants.
Morphemes:
Affix: grant
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An application for a grant (monetary boon to aid research or the like).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: credere
Language: la
Decoded: credere
Meaning: to believe, trust
Affix: make
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To appoint; to name.
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.
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.