Word: privateers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pri
va
teers
Definition: Plural of privateer; a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
Morphemes:
Affix: priv
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: privilege
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a rank or office
Affix: -eer
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to create an agent noun denoting someone associated with, concerned with, or engaged in a specified activity.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.