Word: firewatchers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fi
re
wa
tchers
Definition: Plural of firewatcher; a person assigned the duty to look for fire from atop a building known as a fire lookout tower
Morphemes:
Affix: fire
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To set (something, often a building) on fire.
Affix: watch
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To act as a lookout.
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.