Word: scanner
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: scan
ner
Definition: A device which uses radiation (ultrasound, X-ray, etc.) to generate images of tissue or surfaces for diagnostic purposes.
Morphemes:
Affix: scan
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An instance of scanning.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: scannen
Language: enm
Decoded: scannen
Meaning: to mark off verse to show metrical structure
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.