Word: coastwatcher
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: coast
wa
tcher
Definition: Any of the allied military intelligence operatives stationed on remote Pacific island locations during World War II, to observe enemy shipping movements and rescue stranded Allied personnel.
Morphemes:
Affix: coast
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: costa
Language: la
Decoded: costa
Meaning: rib, side, edge
Affix: watch
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
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.