Word: dockworkers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dock
wor
kers
Definition: Plural of dockworker; a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
Morphemes:
Affix: dock
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A structure attached to shore for loading and unloading vessels.
Affix: work
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Labour, occupation, job.
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 regular plurals of nouns.