Word: wheeltappers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: wheel
ta
ppers
Definition: Plural of wheeltapper. A railway employee tasked with tapping the train's wheels with a hammer to detect cracks.
Morphemes:
Affix: wheel
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A potter's wheel.
Affix: tap
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To turn or flip a card or playing piece to remind players that it has already been used that turn (by analogy to "tapping," in the sense of drawing on to the point of temporary exhaustion, the resources or abilities represented by the card).
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.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).