Word: tenorist
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ten
or
ist
Definition: A tenor singer; a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types
Morphemes:
Affix: tenor
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person, instrument or group that performs in the tenor (higher than bass and lower than alto) range.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: teneō
Language: la
Decoded: teneo
Meaning: to hold
Affix: -or
Language: la
Decoded: -or
Meaning: abstract noun suffix
Affix: -ist
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: one who engages in a particular type of activity;
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to verbs to form agent nouns