Word: ratepayers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: rate
pay
ers
Definition: Plural of ratepayer; a person who pays local rates (especially a householder)
Morphemes:
Affix: rate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority.
Affix: pay
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Pertaining to or requiring payment.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: picare
Language: la
Decoded: picare
Meaning: to pitch
Affix: -er
Language: en
Meaning: subject of action
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -er
Language: fro
Decoded: -er
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: suffix used to form infinitives of first conjugation verbs
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.