Word: preservationists
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pre
ser
va
tio
nists
Definition: Plural of preservationist; someone who advocates the preservation of historical sites or endangered species or natural areas
Morphemes:
Affix: preserve
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A reservation, a nature preserve.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae
Language: la
Decoded: prae
Meaning: before
Affix: servāre
Language: la
Decoded: servare
Meaning: maintain, keep
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A state or quality
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns
Affix: -ist
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a person who holds bigoted, partial views.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: With -ύζω verbs.
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.