Word: whiffler
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: whif
fler
Definition: An officer who went before a procession to clear the way, by blowing a horn or otherwise; hence, any person who marched at the head of a procession; a harbinger.
Morphemes:
Affix: whiff
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A slight sign of something; a glimpse.
Affix: -le
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix forming agent nouns from verbs.
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.