Word: retainer
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
tain
er
Definition: A fee one pays to reserve the other's time for services.
Morphemes:
Affix: retain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To keep in one's pay or service.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.
Affix: teneō
Language: la
Decoded: teneo
Meaning: to hold
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.