Word: privateers
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: pri
va
teers
Definition: Third-person singular 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: characterized by the specified thing
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 the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs