Word: sappers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sa
ppers
Definition: Plural of sapper; a military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or undermining fortifications)
Morphemes:
Affix: sap
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining; to execute saps.
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: -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.