Word: rootworkers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: root
wor
kers
Definition: Plural of rootworker. A practitioner of rootwork, or hoodoo.
Morphemes:
Affix: root
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, “the root of” is often abbreviated to “root”).
Affix: work
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Labour, occupation, job.
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.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.