Word: sternpickers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: stern
pi
ckers
Definition: Plural of sternpicker. A gillnet boat that deploys the net from the stern of the boat.
Morphemes:
Affix: stern
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.
Affix: pick
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A pointed hammer used for dressing millstones.
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.