Word: wadcutters
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: wad
cu
tters
Definition: Plural of wadcutter; a special-purpose bullet designed for shooting paper targets, usually at close range and at subsonic velocities.
Morphemes:
Affix: wad
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A soft plug or seal, particularly as used between the powder and pellets in a shotgun cartridge, or earlier on the charge of a muzzleloader or cannon.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: váð
Language: non
Decoded: vad
Meaning: cloth
Affix: mál
Language: non
Decoded: mal
Meaning: measure
Affix: cut
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.
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.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.