Word: banksterism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bank
ster
i
sm
Definition: Criminally irresponsible banking activities.
Morphemes:
Affix: bank
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
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: gang
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A group of criminals or alleged criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit.
Affix: -ster
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Someone who is, or who is associated with, or who does something specified.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.