Word: shirkers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: shir
kers
Definition: Plural of shirker; a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
Morphemes:
Affix: shirk
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One who shirks, who avoids a duty or responsibility.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Schurke
Language: de
Decoded: Schurke
Meaning: rogue, knave
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 plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.