Word: underwriter
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
writ
er
Definition: A person working for an insurance company who arranges and authorizes an insurance policy with a broker or insured.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: write
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act or style of writing.
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person whose occupation is (the noun).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -aris
Language: la
Decoded: -aris
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form an adjective, usually from a noun, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to.