Word: spanner
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: span
ner
Definition: A device in early steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam.
Morphemes:
Affix: span
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To fetter, as a horse; to hobble.
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.