Word: shovelbum
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sho
vel
bum
Definition: A professional excavator on cultural resource management projects, who has done extensive field work.
Morphemes:
Affix: shove
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A rough push.
Affix: -el
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Diminutive suffix in words of Germanic origin.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -el
Language: fro
Decoded: -el
Meaning: diminutive suffix
Affix: bum
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A lazy, incompetent, or annoying person, usually a man.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Bummel
Language: de
Decoded: Bummel
Meaning: stroll
Affix: -ler
Language: de
Decoded: -ler
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: used to create agent nouns, similar to -er