Word: bootlickers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: boot
li
ckers
Definition: Plural of bootlicker; someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
Morphemes:
Affix: boot
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act or process of removing or firing someone (give someone the boot).
Affix: lick
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.
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.