Word: cornerbacks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cor
ner
backs
Definition: Plural of cornerback; a defensive football player stationed outside the linebackers
Morphemes:
Affix: corner
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A cornerback; a defensive football player stationed outside the linebackers
Etymology Compounds: Affix: corne
Language: fro
Decoded: corne
Meaning: a horn, projecting point
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.
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.