Word: kicker
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: kick
er
Definition: The kicking strap. A piece of rope that connects the lower end of the mast and the boom in order to provide a means for exerting downward force on the boom and thus controlling the shape of the sail.
Morphemes:
Affix: kick
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The action of swinging a foot or leg.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: kiken
Language: enm
Decoded: kiken
Meaning: to strike out with the foot
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.