Word: underofficer
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
of
fi
cer
Definition: A subordinate officer; a term used in some armed forces for a grade of officer above a non-commissioned officer but still not actually commissioned, usually still in training
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: officer
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A commissioned officer; a military officer holding a commission
Etymology Compounds: Affix: officium
Language: la
Decoded: officium
Meaning: office
Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
Meaning: -er