Word: overseer
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ver
se
er
Definition: The manager of a plantation of slaves.
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: superior
Affix: see
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sedeō
Language: la
Decoded: sedeo
Meaning: I sit
Affix: -ēs
Language: la
Decoded: -es
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: used to form a third-declension feminine abstract noun designating the result of an action from a verb root or conceived root form
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.