Word: placeholder
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: place
hold
er
Definition: Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.
Morphemes:
Affix: place
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Reception; effect; implying the making room for.
Affix: hold
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something reserved or kept.
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.